MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39.6% 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	36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '19 at 18:55
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 98.4 1-Core 23.1 2-Core 37.2 42% 52.9 Pts	4-Core 52.9 8-Core 82.6 8% 67.8 Pts	64-Core 91.3 6% 91.3 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.6% Below average	Lighting 36.4 Reflection 49.8 Parallax 72 30% 52.7 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 73.5 59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 163 154 164 164 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 288 Write 241 Mixed 164 SusWrite 163 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 12.1 36% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 50.7 DQ Mixed 34 38% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 97%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 10,780 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 483GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 171 174 178 175 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 164 Mixed 89 SusWrite 173 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4 3.8 4.2 4.2 3.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 12.5 Write 5.3 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.9 7% 6.05 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	29.6% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 10.9 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 4.3 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 5.7 14% 4.77 GB/s	Latency 43.9 91% 43.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 72%

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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 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 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	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16