MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateJan 23 '23 at 07:38
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8150-$770
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
35.8% Below average
Memory 59.1
1-Core 19.4
2-Core 39.1
28% 39.2 Pts
4-Core 70.7
8-Core 96.3
11% 83.5 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250
Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2347 MHz, MLim: 4375 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 522.25
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.2% Good
Lighting 63.8
Reflection 51.2
Parallax 132
52% 82.2 fps
MRender 155
Gravity 114
Splatting 96.6
97% 122 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STRSD013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 174 231 298 296 331 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 375
Write 330
Mixed 317
SusWrite 268
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 16.6
58% 18.4 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 86.6
DQ Mixed 104
76% 98.2 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
952GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 133 158 165 163 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 150
Mixed 78.9
SusWrite 157
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 94%
Great: 114%
StoreJet Transcend 80GB
42GB free, PID 2339
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 20 22 24 24 25 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
9.79% Terrible
Read 24.8
Write 25.4
Mixed 19.1
SusWrite 23.1
31% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.7
38% 0.67 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 16GB
800, 667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
28.1% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 11.5
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 7.4
15% 5.4 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 56%

 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 2,308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

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