MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '19 at 21:02
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 129 61% 96.8 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 326 36% 284 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 44.4 Reflection 42 Parallax 38.4 36% 41.6 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 34.8 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 119 118 113 111 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 376 Write 150 Mixed 208 SusWrite 117 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 28.8 101% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 103 97% 152 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 73%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 138GB free Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 147 145 44 48 84 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 439 Write 276 Mixed 277 SusWrite 108 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 12 62% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 53.5 DQ Mixed 21 32% 63.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 55%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 192GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 88.3 Write 88 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 73.3 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 60%
Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 16GB-$46 378 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 11GB free, PID 1a03 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 24 24 24 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 30 Write 24.5 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 22.8 34% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 66% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/4G 12GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 933, 667, 933 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.4 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 46%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 $177	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