MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.2% 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	53.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '20 at 11:01
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Memory 69 1-Core 25.2 2-Core 50.2 34% 48.1 Pts	4-Core 92.8 8-Core 149 15% 121 Pts	64-Core 145 9% 145 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 0498) 2GB CLim: 970 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.2% Below average	Lighting 35 Reflection 42.6 Parallax 51.8 28% 43.1 fps	MRender 49.3 Gravity 41 Splatting 35.4 34% 41.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 140 89 105 119 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 332 Write 226 Mixed 220 SusWrite 119 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 25.1 83% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 151 113% 150 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 197 195 198 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 151 Mixed 81 SusWrite 195 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 122GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 125 121 122 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	70% Very good	Read 120 Write 126 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 123 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 222% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 109%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 8GB 1,584 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 8GB free, PID c96a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 0.1 3.6 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.94% Terrible	Read 22.6 Write 11 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 7.5 15% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.94% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	31.2% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 12.5 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 8.5 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 79%

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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%

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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 $129Bench 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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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