MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	12.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	14.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 23:16
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 126 59% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 379 36% 301 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.4% Average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 57.4 Parallax 78.3 38% 60.7 fps	MRender 57 Gravity 51.8 Splatting 73.9 51% 60.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 15 15 14 15 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	12.7% Very poor	Read 193 Write 186 Mixed 184 SusWrite 14.4 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 3.8 13% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 118%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 344GB free Firmware: UG45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 15 15 14 15 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	12.9% Very poor	Read 198 Write 144 Mixed 180 SusWrite 14.4 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 3.7 13% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 61%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 32GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 14 15 15 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	8.74% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 15.8 Mixed 14.8 SusWrite 15.4 11% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 8.74% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 14 15 15 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	9.1% Terrible	Read 33.5 Write 26.3 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 14.9 22% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 15% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 9.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.9% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.2 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $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