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MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 38.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive28.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory15.1 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '21 at 14:30
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$85
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
38.5% Below average
Memory 63.3
1-Core 23.9
2-Core 43.7
32% 43.6 Pts
4-Core 76.4
8-Core 118
12% 97.1 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
1.84% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 0.3
Parallax 0.3
0% 0.27 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 9.3
Splatting 0.9
5% 7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 1.84%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ValueTech 120GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 60 59 56 59 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Read 369
Write 69.8
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 83.9
31% 145 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 11.4
4K Mixed 1
21% 7.13 MB/s
DQ Read 62.9
DQ Write 72.7
DQ Mixed 9.6
23% 48.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$35
108GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 144 141 141 147 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 112
Write 99.2
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 143
68% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$35
148GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 170 168 176 178 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 155
Mixed 39
SusWrite 174
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 20GB
667, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
25.7% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 9.3
26% 9.13 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 7.1
16% 5.53 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 6 60 18.7" 1280 720 LEN183F D185wA
Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,356 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)

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