MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	18.9% 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	70.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 01:54
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	43.5% Average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 24.6 2-Core 49.2 35% 48.3 Pts	4-Core 87.8 8-Core 147 14% 117 Pts	64-Core 142 9% 142 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 16.8 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 47.1 14% 30.9 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 37.5 29% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 206 215 184 193 207 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 406 Write 396 Mixed 311 SusWrite 208 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 27.2 103% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 173 147% 213 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 176 172 178 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 184 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 176 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 575GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 135 124 132 136 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 154 Write 151 Mixed 128 SusWrite 133 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 98 86 89 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 93.2 Write 87.3 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 92.6 98% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 107 92 96 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 44.6 Write 137 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 101 125% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 122% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 4,489 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	32.5% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 13.6 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 7.5 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 79%

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

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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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