MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	31.3% 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)
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '22 at 21:06
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Memory 53.3 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 118 46% 79.6 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 214 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.3% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 44.6 Parallax 47.3 32% 43.8 fps	MRender 44.4 Gravity 36.2 Splatting 30.3 30% 37 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 468 Write 307 Mixed 299 79% 358 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 32.5 110% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 116 93% 130 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 45GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 161 167 171 138 151 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 137 Write 116 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 155 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 667, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	24.4% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 7.4 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 149 27% 149 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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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	964x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	169x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	141x
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 $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369