MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.5% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 07:53
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 126 58% 93.2 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 349 36% 292 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8472) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.5% Poor	Lighting 30.6 Reflection 27.9 Parallax 35.7 25% 31.4 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 32 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC300 60GB-$56 675 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507KC4 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 342 Write 122 Mixed 167 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 28.3 95% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 113 88% 120 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 79%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 42GB free Firmware: 10.02E04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 47 47 47 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 54 Write 57.3 Mixed 40 SusWrite 46.5 36% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 35%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 34GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 76 74 76 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 66.3 Write 77.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 74.7 48% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 74%
Toshiba MK3263GSXN 320GB 883 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 105GB free Firmware: GC002M SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 46 Write 44.2 Mixed 23 SusWrite 52.5 30% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.5% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 43%

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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	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	149x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16