MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


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 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.7% 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	191% 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	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.

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Run History

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 19:30
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	28%

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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 72 2-Core 140 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 422 42% 342 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1078 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Lighting 48.1 Reflection 50.4 Parallax 61.5 39% 53.3 fps	MRender 47.1 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 35.8 35% 43.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 946 857 806 802 796 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,315 Write 1,003 Mixed 1,043 SusWrite 854 236% 1,054 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 67.6 217% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 505 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 431 318% 422 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 355%
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$31 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 117GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 330 278 293 285 220 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 320 Mixed 431 SusWrite 277 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 53.2 172% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 190 157% 226 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 116GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 294 293 296 294 294 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 445 Mixed 413 SusWrite 304 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 50.7 165% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 258 194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 118GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 232 273 293 260 247 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 450 Mixed 442 SusWrite 259 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 50.9 168% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 20.3 DQ Mixed 21.7 48% 107 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 192 199 188 188 192 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 182 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 190 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 170 171 171 171 167 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 147 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 168 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.9% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 18.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.3 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 81%

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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	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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	141x

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16