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MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

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Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 27 '20 at 04:29
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 94.8
52% 81 Pts
4-Core 222
8-Core 390
37% 306 Pts
64-Core 364
23% 364 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑
This bench: 58.8%
 Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
AMD(1002 0B04) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.1
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 24.1
Parallax 15.8
8% 16.6 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 13.2
Splatting 24.9
18% 21 fps
Poor: 12% ↑
This bench: 11.3%
 Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 180 480GB-$140
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 289 375 296 348 282 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 380
Write 380
Mixed 218
SusWrite 322
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 28
96% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 238
177% 236 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑
This bench: 75.2%
 Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
662GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 153 154 149 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 154
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 151
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑
This bench: 90.6%
 Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1866C9-8GXM F3-1600C9-8GXM F3-1866C10-8GAB F3-1866C9-8GXM 32GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
42.8% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 15.1
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 12.3
28% 9.9 GB/s
Latency 86.7
46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 42.8%
 Great: 44%
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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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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples960x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples412x
FX-8320AMD  $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples264x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples166x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples149x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples141x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples87x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples59x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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HDDRAMUSB
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