MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37% 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	22.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '17 at 09:09
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 38.2 2-Core 66 42% 61 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 265 25% 205 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 60.8 39% 47.1 fps	MRender 30.7 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 40 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 600GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.8% Poor	Read 199 Write 208 Mixed 182 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 8.43 4K Mixed 0.9 7% 3.41 MB/s	DQ Read 0.59 DQ Write 6.38 DQ Mixed 0.65 1% 2.54 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 75%
Seagate ST1000DX001-1NS1 1TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 682GB free Firmware: CC41 Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 89.4 Write 190 Mixed 106 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.21 4K Write 5.01 4K Mixed 1.09 265% 2.44 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99[1/6/3]988(E/F) 99[1/6/3]988(E/F) CT102464BA160B.C16 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.3% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.9 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 45%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	963x
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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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