MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 35.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics29.1% 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 Drive49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 30 '17 at 02:05
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T-$254
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
35.6% Below average
Memory 61.2
1-Core 14.2
2-Core 28.5
27% 34.6 Pts
4-Core 57.3
8-Core 81.9
9% 69.6 Pts
64-Core 82.6
5% 82.6 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.1% Poor
Lighting 34.8
Reflection 43
Parallax 39
28% 38.9 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 39.2
Splatting 34.4
31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49% Average
Read 377
Write 249
Mixed 234
63% 286 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 19
4K Mixed 13.7
53% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 73.7
DQ Write 41.4
DQ Mixed 24.9
27% 46.6 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 49%
Great: 107%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 108
Write 181
Mixed 143
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.83
222% 2.31 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 108%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
468GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 77.3
Write 66
Mixed 72.1
54% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.35
91% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 3.4
MC Mixed 5.5
14% 4.93 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 4.4
11% 3.73 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

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