MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	145% 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 Drive	81.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 21:44
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 138 57% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 367 37% 300 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 199 Parallax 193 171% 200 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 157 Splatting 134 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 310 199 72 62 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 402 Write 326 Mixed 351 SusWrite 162 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 43.8 140% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 257 193% 258 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 141GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 104 112 98 99 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 113 Write 87.4 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 99.2 73% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 31GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 70 70 71 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 96.6 Write 92 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 70.1 59% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 2x8GB 6,044 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.3 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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