MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.8% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '19 at 16:49
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 65.3 2-Core 127 56% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 307 35% 275 Pts	64-Core 312 19% 312 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 3102) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 20.4 18% 19.9 fps	MRender 25.6 Gravity 22.7 Splatting 17.3 17% 21.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 478 Write 451 Mixed 406 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 50.8 167% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 246 185% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 438GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 110 107 101 105 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 49 Write 88.1 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 106 58% 78 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.1 120% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 315GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 93 93 90 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 73.4 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 93.9 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 63%

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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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16