MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 43.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141216
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateDec 10 '17 at 12:14
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43.4% Average
Memory 70.6
1-Core 24.1
2-Core 48.3
34% 47.7 Pts
4-Core 90.9
8-Core 138
14% 114 Pts
64-Core 147
9% 147 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Asus(1043 848E) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.03% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 2.58
Parallax 0.47
1% 1.45 fps
MRender 0.67
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.78
1% 1.08 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.03%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 100
Write 102
Mixed 93.1
74% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.06
4K Mixed 0.27
70% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5673EH1-CF8 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
28.2% Poor
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 9.7
28% 9.93 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 7.5
17% 6.03 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 50%

 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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