MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '18 at 21:40
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 71.6
2-Core 144
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 430
42% 347 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
XFX(1682 9580) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 77.5
Reflection 70.4
Parallax 89.6
63% 79.2 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 73
Splatting 59.5
55% 68.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM810 2.5" 7mm 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM08D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 195 201 213 220 213 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 238
Write 226
Mixed 181
SusWrite 205
48% 212 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 18.4
72% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 46.7
DQ Mixed 23.7
33% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
245GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 132 132 131 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 151
Write 148
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 131
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 81%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.7% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 17.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 13
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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