MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 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 39.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	25.1% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '19 at 10:37
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way below expectations (10^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-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	39.7% Below average	Memory 64.4 1-Core 23.8 2-Core 45 32% 44.4 Pts	4-Core 83.3 8-Core 142 14% 113 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% XFX(1682 3003) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.4.3 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 57.7 22% 38.9 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 39.1 31% 37.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 97 62 56 29 79 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 575GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 103 103 104 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 180 Write 160 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 103 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-14900CL9-4GBXL F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 667, 667, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 11.2 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 4 SC Write 1.8 SC Mixed 1.7 7% 2.5 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	166x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	149x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	141x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16