MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.4% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 17:53
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 75.7
2-Core 153
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 455
46% 376 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Sapphire(174B E244) 1GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.12.3
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 22.6
15% 19.1 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 17.1
Splatting 18.7
14% 16.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,848
Write 3,335
Mixed 3,239
774% 3,474 MB/s
4K Read 230
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 152
618% 175 MB/s
DQ Read 578
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 504
373% 495 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD RE4 250GB (2010)-$33
80GB free
Firmware: 01.01S01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 92 91 91 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 124
Write 114
Mixed 95.8
SusWrite 92.3
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 79%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
590GB free
Firmware: 2AJ10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 90 90 91 92 91 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 86.5
Write 55
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 89.5
53% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMY8GX3M2B2133C9 CL11-13-13 D3-2400 CMY8GX3M2B2133C9 CL11-13-13 D3-2400 16GB
1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.5% Above average
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 20.4
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 14.2
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns

 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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