MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.4% 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	31% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	18.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '23 at 01:37
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 66.9 2-Core 124 56% 90.8 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 324 35% 278 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.4% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 31 Parallax 45.9 30% 37.8 fps	MRender 27.3 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 21.3 23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kioxia-exceria SATA SSD 960GB 968 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 448GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA16.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 168 129 137 114 116 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31% Below average	Read 192 Write 105 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 142 30% 132 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 11.1 46% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.8 DQ Write 15.8 DQ Mixed 14.7 11% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 103%
WDC WD25 00BEVT-00A23T0 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 121GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.2% Very poor	Read 50.4 Write 27.1 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 27.9 39% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 44% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.5% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.37 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 7.8 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 0P 2R 1G 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
13%	9%	34	158	3	60	23.8"	1280 720	ACI24A8 BE249

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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	966x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	414x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	169x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	150x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	141x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	48x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

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