MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.4% 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	83.3% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 04:46
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 130 58% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 411 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3692) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 40.4 39% 44.4 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 36.6 32% 39 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 68 64 65 67 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 448 Write 412 Mixed 376 SusWrite 67.1 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 48.7 159% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 241 185% 252 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 248GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 99 104 102 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 124 Write 104 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 101 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 67%
Maxtor STM3500630AS 500GB-$80 1,461 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 123GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 41 41 42 40 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 57 Write 46.3 Mixed 40 SusWrite 40.9 34% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 43%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 53GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 30 Write 26.7 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 27.5 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 59%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB 1,597 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 85GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 29 29 29 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 27.2 Mixed 23 SusWrite 28.3 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 PSD32G133381 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 PSD32G133381 12GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.6% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 14.8 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 11.4 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns

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

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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 $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	411x
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	140x

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 $275	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) $35	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