MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.8% 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	86% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	13 Days
Run Date	May 05 '24 at 14:50
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 (81^st percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 128 59% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 405 39% 320 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 45 Parallax 40.2 34% 42.3 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 35.4 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$117 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 357 390 395 401 382 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 470 Write 414 Mixed 328 SusWrite 365 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 33.8 110% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 191 156% 221 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 114%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 125GB free Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 234 76 99 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 490 Write 415 Mixed 362 SusWrite 122 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 26.5 110% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 1.3 62% 148 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 170 168 169 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 167 Mixed 107 SusWrite 167 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 220% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 778GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 144 141 143 140 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 138 Write 106 Mixed 67 SusWrite 141 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX31866C10F/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 933, 933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.6% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 11.6 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 71%

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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%	11	212	52	60	23"	1280 720	ACI23C4 ASUS VC239

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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	963x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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