MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.67% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	49.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 19:00
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 82.2 1-Core 37.5 2-Core 109 48% 76.3 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 172 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250E 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 8% PwrHis(1787 7250) 2GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.7.5 Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	7.67% Terrible	Lighting 9.47 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 13.5 8% 11.5 fps	MRender 7.62 Gravity 9.53 Splatting 10.2 8% 9.11 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.67% Great: 10%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Tcsunbow X3 120GB 1,572 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0412A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 34 30 34 38 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 489 Write 314 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 45.9 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 13 4K Mixed 25.9 76% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 17.9 DQ Mixed 3.6 21% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	166x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	149x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	141x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16