MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics35.7% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 03:59
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 255
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 80.4
1-Core 51.2
2-Core 93.7
49% 75.1 Pts
4-Core 89.3
8-Core 97.2
12% 93.2 Pts
64-Core 103
6% 103 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Lighting 46.6
Reflection 43.2
Parallax 42.7
38% 44.2 fps
MRender 40.4
Gravity 40.2
Splatting 35.6
31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CA14 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 87.2
Write 77.9
Mixed 68.3
58% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.36
78% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 SUPERTALENT02 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 16GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.2% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 9.2
25% 8.87 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 8
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 46%

 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)

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