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MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 65.4%, 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	48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '21 at 00:42
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$85 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 131 60% 96.2 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 386 38% 311 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 47.8 Parallax 42.6 38% 45.7 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 43 Splatting 37.6 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$100 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 75 78 80 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 380 Write 88.5 Mixed 120 SusWrite 77.9 36% 167 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 19.1 82% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 22.9 DQ Mixed 55.4 51% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 121%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$57 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 198GB free Firmware: 40.00A40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 105 106 106 102 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 83 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 104 65% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 454GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 149 151 148 149 151 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 129 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 148 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 2x8GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.8% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 69%

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Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $85Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	979x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	424x
FX-8320AMD $95Bench 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	89x
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 i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350