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MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 20:12
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 76.7 1-Core 49.4 2-Core 95.9 48% 74 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 182 26% 188 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 59%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5065GSXN 500GB 2,133 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: GH101M SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 40 45 42 49 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 5.8 Write 18.5 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 42.2 15% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1333EL Series CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1333EL Series 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 800, 533, 800, 533 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.6% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 12.1 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 9.5 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 39%

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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 $85Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	977x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	422x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	172x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	154x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	143x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	60x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	141x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	48x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $244

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Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i7-14700K $355	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350