MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 08:02
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 83.9 1-Core 57.2 2-Core 115 54% 85.5 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 162 25% 182 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 2771) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 49 Parallax 47.7 33% 45.6 fps	MRender 55.6 Gravity 50.7 Splatting 40.9 39% 49.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 309 303 298 295 293 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1,028 Write 861 Mixed 508 SusWrite 337 152% 684 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 41.1 152% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 594 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 416 317% 435 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 236%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 104 107 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 106 Write 99.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 104 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 61%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 748GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 165 168 168 148 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 154 Write 124 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 158 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-171.A00LF 4x2GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.7% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 11.4 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 9.1 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 65%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16