MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36% 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	97.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 01:34
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 62 2-Core 122 57% 90.6 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 280 31% 244 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PowerColor(148C 2359) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.5 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 45.1 Reflection 50.4 Parallax 54.6 37% 50 fps	MRender 50.7 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 36.4 34% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 324GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 366 301 299 306 296 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 442 Mixed 372 SusWrite 326 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 46.5 151% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 259 194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 198 202 206 202 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 157 Mixed 73 SusWrite 200 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 12GB free, PID a81d, Lexar Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 12 9.2 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	8.7% Terrible	Read 29.5 Write 1 Mixed 9 SusWrite 12.6 14% 13 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.7% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.4% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.8 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 69%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16