MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.5% 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	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 18:29
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 141 61% 99.9 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 405 40% 326 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 46.4 Parallax 40.7 36% 43.6 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 37.8 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 79 92 2 33 67 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 378 Write 224 Mixed 271 SusWrite 55 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 22.3 108% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 128 116% 175 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 176GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 103 102 105 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 91 Write 93.8 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 102 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 560GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 92 90 91 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 95.8 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 90.7 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-084.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 16GB 290 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.6% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.4 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 61%

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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 $175Bench 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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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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