MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics90.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 05 '21 at 07:22
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Memory 62.5
1-Core 15.5
2-Core 45.5
30% 41.2 Pts
4-Core 82.3
8-Core 92.9
11% 87.6 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.51
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.6% Outstanding
Lighting 67.4
Reflection 98.2
Parallax 246
55% 137 fps
MRender 242
Gravity 214
Splatting 150
160% 202 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BR 120G 120GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 176 195 185 201 201 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 425
Write 204
Mixed 232
SusWrite 186
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 8.6
48% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 78.8
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 15.3
34% 68.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
453GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 123 124 125 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 116
Write 119
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 123
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30.2% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 12.9
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 7.1
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 63%

 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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