MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 16 '20 at 01:03
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Memory 72.7
1-Core 56.4
2-Core 104
49% 77.9 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 273
26% 218 Pts
64-Core 288
18% 288 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
MSI(1462 2808) 1GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
14% Very poor
Lighting 16.1
Reflection 16.6
Parallax 21.4
13% 18 fps
MRender 21.3
Gravity 21.4
Splatting 15.9
16% 19.5 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 72 86 66 88 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 81.4
Write 69.4
Mixed 32.4
SusWrite 70.9
46% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
279GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 153 157 157 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 117
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 154
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB
29GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.4 3.3 4.6 3.9 3.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
6.12% Terrible
Read 21.5
Write 1.5
Mixed 10.8
SusWrite 3.9
10% 9.43 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
47% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.12%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
46.1% Average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.6
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 95.3
42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 83%

 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 2,312 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)

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