MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	91.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '19 at 15:44
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 89 1-Core 66 2-Core 124 59% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 383 38% 307 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.9% Outstanding	Lighting 102 Reflection 110 Parallax 233 83% 148 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 127 Splatting 153 109% 130 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 104%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 382 Write 339 Mixed 284 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 29.7 107% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 7.7 71% 166 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Maxtor STM3160815AS 160GB 2,329 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 147GB free Firmware: 3.AA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 66.5 Write 37 Mixed 42.5 36% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 42%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0708 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 24.7 Write 20.2 Mixed 26.2 18% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 66%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 151GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 28.7 Write 26.7 Mixed 24.5 34% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 37%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB 5,284 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 380GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 27.7 Write 27 Mixed 22.2 32% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.7% Average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 72%

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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 $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	411x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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	140x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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