MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	36.7% 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	60.1% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	13.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '21 at 15:37
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70 18,839 User benchmarks, average bench 45% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Memory 72.6 1-Core 44 2-Core 88.2 44% 68.3 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 159 21% 159 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 49 Parallax 43.9 39% 46.8 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 43.8 Splatting 38.7 33% 39.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 236 252 212 122 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 394 Write 269 Mixed 329 SusWrite 193 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 21.8 74% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 201 154% 210 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 428GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 121 119 118 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 120 Write 108 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 118 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 70%
Generic MassStorageClass 128GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 82GB free, PID 0764 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 28.4 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 15.7 35% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 4 268% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 56%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 906GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 32 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 17 38% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.9% Poor	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 11.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 5.6 SC Mixed 6.3 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 95.4 42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 80%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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