MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory17.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '22 at 00:51
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
58% Above average
Memory 83.2
1-Core 47.4
2-Core 96
49% 75.5 Pts
4-Core 194
8-Core 186
26% 190 Pts
64-Core 188
12% 188 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720
MSI(1462 8C90) 2GB
CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
2.94% Terrible
Lighting 3.5
Reflection 3.7
Parallax 3.8
3% 3.67 fps
MRender 3.7
Gravity 3.3
Splatting 4.2
3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.94%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 172 99 115 87 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 401
Write 329
Mixed 150
SusWrite 143
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 27.3
106% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 110
101% 151 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
245GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 109 109 110 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 121
Write 112
Mixed 66
SusWrite 108
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 70%
ADATA HV620 2TB
656GB free, PID a31a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 27 26 27 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 26.9
Write 24
Mixed 20.6
SusWrite 27.3
33% 24.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.2% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 12.5
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 8.8
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

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