MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics127% 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 Drive46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory17.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '20 at 23:41
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
49.3% Average
Memory 80.1
1-Core 55.2
2-Core 97.9
50% 77.7 Pts
4-Core 103
8-Core 216
19% 160 Pts
64-Core 176
11% 176 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 201
Parallax 194
137% 188 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 154
Splatting 129
127% 160 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 127%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 38 27 38 38 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
46% Average
Read 388
Write 54.5
Mixed 95
SusWrite 45.2
31% 146 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 23.4
68% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 81.6
DQ Mixed 112
88% 126 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 46%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
138GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 149 151 151 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 157
Mixed 102
SusWrite 149
108% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
28GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 73 74 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 89
Write 88.5
Mixed 56
SusWrite 71.9
56% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. PSD38G16002 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. PSD38G16002 24GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
40.7% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.9
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 52%

 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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