MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '20 at 17:06
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 81 1-Core 65.2 2-Core 118 55% 88 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 198 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 3,983 User benchmarks, average bench 8% PNY(196E 0592) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.17% Terrible	Lighting 2.93 Reflection 2.62 Parallax 1.06 2% 2.2 fps	MRender 2.71 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 1.74 2% 2.18 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 2.17% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 104 90 217 144 216 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 417 Write 360 Mixed 285 SusWrite 162 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 9.6 57% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 75.8 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 13 31% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 907GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 158 155 155 158 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 153 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 156 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 3x4GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.4% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

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	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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