MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '20 at 08:55
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 970 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 89 1-Core 57.2 2-Core 115 56% 87 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 210 29% 217 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36D2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45 Reflection 44.3 Parallax 43.6 37% 44.3 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 35.9 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 64GB 4,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 39GB free Firmware: CXM01B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 122 121 116 105 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 358 Write 135 Mixed 175 SusWrite 119 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 18.8 80% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 39.4 DQ Mixed 72.2 69% 113 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 91 94 74 75 92 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 99 Write 95.4 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 84.6 63% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 68%
Apricorn 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 225GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 23.8 Write 19.9 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 23.2 29% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 166%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.3% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 12.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.3 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 62%

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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	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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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