MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	39% 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	63.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 12:03
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	42.1% Average	Memory 69.7 1-Core 23.4 2-Core 41.9 33% 45 Pts	4-Core 81.2 8-Core 126 13% 104 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1613 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39% Below average	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 43.6 Parallax 68.5 30% 49.5 fps	MRender 81.7 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 61.4 57% 70.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 272 292 305 298 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 424 Write 377 Mixed 308 SusWrite 290 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 22.8 76% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 119 88% 117 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 33GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 43 44 43 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 57.2 Write 71.5 Mixed 47 SusWrite 43.7 41% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 44%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 76GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 56 55 56 56 54 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 83.8 Write 81.2 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 54.5 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 51%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 90GB free Firmware: CC51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 97 96 94 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 68 Mixed 56 SusWrite 95.3 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 312GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 113 113 115 116 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 107 Write 74.2 Mixed 64 SusWrite 112 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 113%
ASMT 2105 128GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 3GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 24 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 28.3 Write 27.3 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 24.9 37% 27 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 4.5 347% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 169%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF51264AZ-1G4M1 4x4GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 13 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 7.7 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 52%

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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	961x
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	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16