MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 08 '19 at 14:17
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 83
2-Core 162
67% 111 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 468
46% 374 Pts
64-Core 476
30% 476 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 150
Parallax 115
112% 134 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 150
Splatting 110
116% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 118 104 125 110 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 101
Mixed 440
SusWrite 135
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 53.7
177% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 39.8
89% 185 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 128%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 125 85 125 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 100
Write 111
Mixed 63
SusWrite 117
72% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.3% Average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 16.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 12.7
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 60%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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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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