MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics142% 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 Drive96.4% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '21 at 22:23
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
61.9% Good
Memory 80.9
1-Core 65.6
2-Core 124
56% 90.3 Pts
4-Core 233
8-Core 370
37% 301 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan V
Nvidia(10DE 1218) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1912 MHz, MLim: 425 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 175
Parallax 241
158% 203 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 216
Splatting 116
139% 178 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 142%
Great: 155%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 300 354 333 329 343 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 438
Mixed 385
SusWrite 316
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 45.1
148% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 260
195% 260 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
350GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 134 134 134 135 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 150
Write 128
Mixed 118
SusWrite 132
98% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 81%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.1% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 12.4
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 77%

 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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