MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '18 at 19:17
Run Duration64 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 94
1-Core 79.2
2-Core 156
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 447
45% 367 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 64%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 98.6
Write 102
Mixed 99
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.22
78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-012.A00LF PSD34G13332 8GB
667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 18
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 14.3
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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