MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '20 at 02:18
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 74.8 2-Core 136 62% 99.4 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 415 41% 337 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 66 Parallax 58.3 53% 62.9 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 61.7 Splatting 53.4 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 118 125 124 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 447 Write 130 Mixed 121 SusWrite 121 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 18.4 92% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 43.8 62% 114 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 73%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 930GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 106 104 105 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 84.5 Write 69.8 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 104 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 57%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 615GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 82 81 78 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 77.8 Write 64.1 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 80.6 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 51%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$37 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: MK7O SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 131 131 132 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 129 Write 135 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 131 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 83%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$37 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7O SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 133 132 133 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 127 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 132 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-1600C9-4GAO F3-1600C9-4GAO 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.4% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.1 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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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