MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.2% 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	94.1% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '22 at 20:48
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 127 59% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 402 39% 320 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217 72,993 User benchmarks, average bench 51% ASRock(1849 5116) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.2% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 98.3 55% 77.5 fps	MRender 54.3 Gravity 76.3 Splatting 43.7 46% 58.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 313 300 349 302 302 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 430 Mixed 396 SusWrite 316 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 48.6 156% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 30.4 DQ Mixed 84.4 80% 132 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 857GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 184 177 178 183 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 137 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 179 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 106%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$39 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 44GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 75 74 74 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 66.8 Write 59.8 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 74.1 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 19GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 87 86 112 103 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 60 SusWrite 98.7 69% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 88%
WD WD1500ADFD-00NLR1 150GB 1,859 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 31GB free Firmware: 21.07QR5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 63 67 67 69 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 71.4 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 64.4 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2133C10-4GXM F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-2133C10-4GXM F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 50%

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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	963x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	150x
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	48x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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