MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 16 '19 at 18:40
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Memory 71
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 132
55% 91.8 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 286
31% 244 Pts
64-Core 309
19% 309 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 77.5
Reflection 80
Parallax 76.5
63% 78 fps
MRender 76.1
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 76.7
62% 75.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 274 293 296 299 299 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 444
Write 356
Mixed 353
SusWrite 296
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 27.9
102% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 40.8
DQ Mixed 98.7
88% 140 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
829GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 166 175 175 175 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 177
Mixed 95.3
SusWrite 174
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 107%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
933, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
28.5% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.1
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 9.4
23% 8.17 GB/s
Latency 99.2
40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,305 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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