MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.26% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 06 '23 at 19:30
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 48.6
2-Core 113
49% 79.3 Pts
4-Core 215
8-Core 341
34% 278 Pts
64-Core 329
20% 329 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Sapphire(174B E263) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.26% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 8.9
5% 7.93 fps
MRender 6.8
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 6.2
5% 6.57 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.26%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 88 85 96 106 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 363
Write 341
Mixed 263
SusWrite 117
61% 271 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 21.4
65% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 234
170% 222 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB
227GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 61 62 63 61 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Read 77.6
Write 78.7
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 61.8
89% 66.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-14900CL9-4GBXL F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 24GB
667, 800, 667, 800 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.2% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 11
26% 9.2 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 51%

 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 2,306 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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