MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 19:09
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	LAO-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 117 56% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 330 34% 276 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.2% Very good	Lighting 98.1 Reflection 104 Parallax 98.8 80% 100 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 94.9 Splatting 95.3 78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 44GB free Firmware: UE36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 55 51 54 51 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	30% Poor	Read 349 Write 123 Mixed 124 SusWrite 52.4 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 10.1 42% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 55%
Galax TA 1D0240A 240GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 85 87 89 88 91 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 455 Write 284 Mixed 334 SusWrite 122 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 21.9 95% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 180 147% 210 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 79%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 182GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 137 Mixed 108 SusWrite 129 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 158 159 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 144 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 158 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 184 182 184 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 160 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 182 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 972GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 169 169 167 166 168 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 141 Write 111 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 166 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15.2 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 63%

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
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	141x

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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) $30	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