MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.8% 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	33.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 12:59
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 77.1 1-Core 56.5 2-Core 115 52% 82.9 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 155 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PowerColor(148C 2359) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 50.7 Parallax 52.6 35% 48.9 fps	MRender 48.5 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 38.1 34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 218 221 229 232 215 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.3% Below average	Read 147 Write 99.5 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 219 31% 137 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 10.8 44% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 16 DQ Write 16.4 DQ Mixed 15.5 12% 16 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 223GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 180 181 181 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 166 Mixed 100 SusWrite 181 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
PNY Lovely Attache 8GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 6001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.4 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	5.92% Terrible	Read 24.3 Write 3.2 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 4.5 9% 9.12 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.92% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-056.A00LF 1x8GB 4,013 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 8.3 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 6.3 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 34%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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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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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 $178	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