MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
ProcessorWith 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics76.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 22 '20 at 15:29
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Memory 83.9
1-Core 53.1
2-Core 86.1
50% 74.4 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 245
26% 205 Pts
64-Core 248
15% 248 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P5000
Dell(1028 11B2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1733 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 391.25
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.5% Very good
Lighting 86.5
Reflection 95.5
Parallax 121
70% 101 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 125
Splatting 97.9
88% 109 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM871 2.5 7mm 256GB
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMM02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 279 297 301 290 280 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 403
Write 384
Mixed 313
SusWrite 285
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 25.7
81% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 80.7
DQ Mixed 114
92% 133 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 118%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
5.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 131 131 117 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 146
Write 140
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 132
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
43.6% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 15.9
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 12.1
26% 9.03 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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