MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	32.5% 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	61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 09:10
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	39.1% Below average	Memory 64 1-Core 16.1 2-Core 45.9 30% 42 Pts	4-Core 79.2 8-Core 144 13% 111 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 42.4 33% 41.9 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 35 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB 2,088 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM03D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 322 333 359 364 359 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 408 Write 287 Mixed 276 SusWrite 332 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 18.6 61% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 130 102% 140 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 108%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power32G 32GB 703 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 29GB free, PID 5500, Silicon PowerBlaze B0232GB USB 3.1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 85 86 88 81 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	37% Below average	Read 112 Write 58.6 Mixed 42.9 SusWrite 82.9 93% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 43% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C8 2x4GB 2,902 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 12.7 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 8.3 19% 6.57 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 63%

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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%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16