MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration	515 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 61.3 2-Core 113 52% 83.9 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 238 28% 214 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1535 MHz, MLim: 1792 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 72.4 Parallax 64.5 54% 67.6 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 56.8 52% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 221 48 53 51 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 390 Write 338 Mixed 307 SusWrite 121 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 36.9 128% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 252 184% 239 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 617GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 178 175 175 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 150 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 174 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 726GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 132 131 130 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 118 Write 131 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 129 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.C16 Transcend TS1GLK64V6H 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 15.5 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10.8 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 64: 8R 8G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
64%	43%	37	290	218	60	23"	1920 1080	SAM0525 SyncMaster

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	960x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	410x
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	140x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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