MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.01% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 05:11
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4350-$57
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61% Good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 74.8
2-Core 138
61% 99.2 Pts
4-Core 223
8-Core 202
29% 212 Pts
64-Core 227
14% 227 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 61%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153
CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Relative performance (0th percentile)
9.01% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 33.4
Parallax 36.9
0% 23.5 fps
MRender 29.4
Gravity 25.9
Splatting 38.9
26% 31.4 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 9.01%
Great: 23%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD15EURS-63S48Y0 1.5TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 76 76 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 76
Write 75
Mixed 62.4
SusWrite 76.2
54% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 202 195 195 194 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 180
Mixed 146
SusWrite 199
127% 171 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
270% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
WD WD15EVDS-73V9B1 1.5TB
1TB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 88 91 92 93 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 92.4
Write 91.1
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 91.5
62% 84.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.3% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 15.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 62%

 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 2,303 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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