MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	65.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1842 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 16:27
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 78.5 2-Core 152 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 236 29% 224 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1605 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Lighting 85.8 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 76.2 70% 79.4 fps	MRender 81.1 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 61.8 57% 71.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 146 151 154 150 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 448 Mixed 387 SusWrite 175 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 49.7 163% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 259 195% 262 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 124%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 667GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 148 158 159 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 151 Write 146 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 155 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 60%
Hitachi HTS545016B9A300 160GB-$30 3,506 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 201GB free Firmware: PBBOC64G SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 60 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 58 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 59 38% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1333C9 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 CM3X2G1333C9 12GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 4096, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.5% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 16 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $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) $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