MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive23.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '20 at 10:35
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 above expectations (81st percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 72.8
2-Core 143
60% 99.4 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 416
41% 334 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB; LN111232, GeForce RTX 3070 VENTUS 3X OC
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 154
Parallax 174
105% 152 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 147
Splatting 114
118% 150 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 108%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 76 2.1 125 51 52 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
23.7% Poor
Read 130
Write 142
Mixed 247
SusWrite 61.6
33% 145 MB/s
4K Read 6.9
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 0.1
45% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 2.6
DQ Mixed 0.2
16% 41.7 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 78%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
162GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 79 85 83 78 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 158
Write 173
Mixed 0.7
SusWrite 83.2
74% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.5% Average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 18.2
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.4
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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