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MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

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Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
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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. 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
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SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141216
Uptime5 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 03:38
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 72.7
2-Core 140
64% 102 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 325
36% 285 Pts
64-Core 322
20% 322 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑
This bench: 68.7%
 Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Zotac(19DA 1438)
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2278 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 74.8
Reflection 77.9
Parallax 67.8
61% 73.5 fps
MRender 81.6
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 71.6
61% 74.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 60.9%
 Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 110 104 106 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
66% Good
Read 371
Write 216
Mixed 216
SusWrite 113
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 34.4
119% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 143
113% 155 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑
This bench: 66%
 Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 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
49.6% Average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 18.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13.6
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 37% ↑
This bench: 49.6%
 Great: 78%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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)

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples960x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples412x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples264x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples166x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples149x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples141x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples87x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples59x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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