MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.9% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '18 at 15:17
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 85 1-Core 78.2 2-Core 159 64% 108 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 349 39% 309 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 78.3 Parallax 67.8 62% 74 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 73.2 Splatting 75.3 60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 386 405 413 413 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 422 Mixed 394 SusWrite 395 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 42.9 147% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 157 125% 170 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 107%
Patriot Blaze 120GB-$30 2,058 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 76GB free Firmware: S9FM02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 148 144 147 147 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 451 Write 155 Mixed 202 SusWrite 145 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 21.7 104% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 16.4 33% 67.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 66%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 191GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 97.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 95.1 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 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	42.9% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 15.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 64%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16