MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.7% 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 Drive	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	May 18 '19 at 14:08
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 56 2-Core 113 55% 85.5 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 215 29% 217 Pts	64-Core 220 14% 220 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 2375) CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 361.75 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 40.5 40% 45.2 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 38.3 32% 40 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 167 127 109 133 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 371 Write 290 Mixed 150 SusWrite 136 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 35.5 127% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 124 95% 128 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 105%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 465GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 69 66 71 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 92.3 Write 77.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 68.4 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 142GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 114 107 114 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 109 SusWrite 113 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 174% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 109%
ST31000528AS 1TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 657GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 30 28 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 29.2 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 29.4 38% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 54% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 46%
WDC WD20 03FZEX-00Z4SA0 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 358GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 32 29 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 30.5 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 30.7 41% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 129% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600LL Series 4x4GB 369 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.1 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.5 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 90%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16