MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '22 at 21:47
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 130 58% 94.4 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 336 36% 286 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E344) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 26.7 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 37.3 22% 30.9 fps	MRender 27.8 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 26.3 23% 28 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 142 142 140 138 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 426 Write 119 Mixed 176 SusWrite 152 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 26.3 96% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 69.6 84% 150 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 133%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 213GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 61 63 63 65 64 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 69.9 Write 68.6 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 62.3 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 51%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 525GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 93.3 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 103 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 547GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 116 116 118 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 126 Write 112 Mixed 106 SusWrite 114 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 76%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 530GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 73 70 74 75 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 69.2 Write 60.6 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 71.2 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600EL Series Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1600EL Series Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.6% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 14.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 43%

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16