MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics49.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 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.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '18 at 21:10
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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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 4.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 74.5
2-Core 151
63% 104 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 454
45% 368 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
49.6% Average
Lighting 59.3
Reflection 70.3
Parallax 92.9
48% 74.2 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 63.8
Splatting 57.9
52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 13 14 24 15 16 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
647GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 188 186 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 160
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 186
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.7
324% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 113%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.6% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 8.1
24% 8.57 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 8.3
24% 8.57 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 71%

 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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