MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.3% 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	69.9% 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 01:06
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 71 2-Core 126 61% 96.1 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 347 34% 279 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 62 56% 66.6 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 64.1 Splatting 55.4 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 225 166 171 173 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 450 Write 391 Mixed 356 SusWrite 195 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 28.1 90% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 176 155% 233 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 97%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 112GB free Firmware: CS900812 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 267 293 294 297 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 408 Write 228 Mixed 275 SusWrite 275 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 35.3 130% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 189 152% 213 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 91%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 153GB free Firmware: JE3AD70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 68.3 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 64.6 42% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 50%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 617GB free, PID 1048 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 101 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 99.6 122% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 1,133 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.1% Above average	MC Read 23 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 19 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 14.3 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 81%

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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	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