MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics29.6% 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)
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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateJul 24 '17 at 23:10
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 55%
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 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
34% Below average
Memory 57.9
1-Core 22.6
2-Core 41.6
29% 40.7 Pts
4-Core 57.6
8-Core 91.3
9% 74.4 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 34%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.5.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.6% Poor
Lighting 24.5
Reflection 32.5
Parallax 83.7
20% 46.9 fps
MRender 65.2
Gravity 61.7
Splatting 52.6
48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 256GB-$100
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 98%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 158
Mixed 160
122% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.22
92% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR3 1866 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
25.4% Poor
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 10.3
26% 9.27 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 6.3
14% 4.83 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 53%

 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)

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