MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	26.5% 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	47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 17:47
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	39.7% Below average	Memory 64.6 1-Core 24.5 2-Core 44 32% 44.4 Pts	4-Core 83 8-Core 132 13% 108 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8554) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.5% Poor	Lighting 32.3 Reflection 42.6 Parallax 25.8 26% 33.6 fps	MRender 35.1 Gravity 34 Splatting 30.1 27% 33.1 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$25 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 97 49 145 26 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 408 Write 148 Mixed 306 SusWrite 110 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 17 58% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 146 110% 147 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 91%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 54GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 51 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 48.3 Write 51.4 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 52.4 34% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 12.9 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 8.3 18% 6.2 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 71: 7R 8G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
71%	16%	172	198	119	75	23.8"	1920 1080	DEL41FB DELL S2421NX

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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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	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16