MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.5% 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	59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '24 at 19:26
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 70.8 2-Core 127 57% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 401 39% 319 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 049A) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.5% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 46.9 Parallax 55.5 34% 48.1 fps	MRender 45 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 32.7 32% 40.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 70 58 47 90 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 470 Write 410 Mixed 349 SusWrite 70.1 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 26.1 90% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 86.8 DQ Mixed 11.1 53% 126 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 94%
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 91GB free Firmware: SAFM11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 55 49 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 463 Write 403 Mixed 302 SusWrite 70.2 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 25.6 88% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 145 141% 223 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 163 162 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 152 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 162 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 195 195 197 196 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 138 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 194 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,755 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.7% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.7 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	55	60	28.6"	1280 720	SAM1015 LU28R55

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	166x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	149x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	141x

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	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16