MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics25.3% 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 DriveThe 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.
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 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 20:05
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 (3rd percentile)
39.1% Below average
Memory 63.7
1-Core 23.7
2-Core 45.9
32% 44.4 Pts
4-Core 80.9
8-Core 123
13% 102 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.3% Poor
Lighting 26.7
Reflection 35.3
Parallax 56.2
22% 39.4 fps
MRender 48.2
Gravity 38
Splatting 33.9
32% 40.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 87 78 90 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
48% Average
Read 91.7
Write 87.2
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 75.4
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
12GB free
Firmware: HP64
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 70 99 89 99 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 102
Write 26.7
Mixed 55
SusWrite 89.7
50% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 70%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
102GB free, PID a200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 18
Mixed 30
30% 24 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
30.3% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 12.6
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 7.3
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 71%

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

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