MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 62.6%, 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)
Boot Drive	60.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (11%). 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	14.4 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	Mar 24 '20 at 23:47
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$125 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 70.8 2-Core 126 58% 93.6 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 386 37% 304 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.6% 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: 445.75 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.5% Poor	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 28.3 Parallax 35.8 25% 31.6 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 37 Splatting 32 29% 36.4 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% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 109 113 113 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 368 Write 133 Mixed 177 SusWrite 111 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 30.8 107% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 113 88% 122 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 79%
Toshiba MK3263GSXN 320GB 883 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 94GB free Firmware: GC002M SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 31 30 27 25 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	25.2% Poor	Read 58.8 Write 60.8 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 28.7 32% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 38%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 73GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 126 127 126 128 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 125 Write 128 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 124 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 74%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 41GB free Firmware: 10.02E04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 48 50 50 51 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	27% Poor	Read 44.1 Write 40.4 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 49.7 31% 42 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 35%

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	27.8% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 6.9 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 43%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	963x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	150x
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	48x
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 $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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