MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.8% 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)
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 9 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '20 at 03:40
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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 4.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 133 62% 98.9 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 330 36% 288 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Dell(1028 11C2) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 60.8 57% 66.2 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 67.9 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Runcore SSD 120GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: GFW5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 410 Write 150 Mixed 198 55% 253 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 29.6 120% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 135 103% 139 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 72%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 4GB free Firmware: 3.2. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 477 Write 216 Mixed 110 58% 268 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 13.3 54% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 18.5 DQ Mixed 19.1 16% 23.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 15GB free Firmware: SAFC Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 449 Mixed 358 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 30.9 110% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 180 158% 236 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 97%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4GB free Firmware: 0309 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 471 Write 346 Mixed 312 83% 376 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 57.7 4K Mixed 39.7 132% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 114 92% 130 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 28GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 114 116 116 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 113 Write 110 Mixed 71 SusWrite 115 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 20GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 176 177 178 179 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 159 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 174 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Series 2x8GB 977 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.6% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 9.8 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.6 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 78%

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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%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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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 $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	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 $269	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 $45	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