MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.07% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	90.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 20:22
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 75.2 2-Core 114 61% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 430 42% 341 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% XFX(1682 7240) 2GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	5.07% Terrible	Lighting 6.07 Reflection 7.85 Parallax 7.78 5% 7.23 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 5.4 Splatting 7.09 5% 6.43 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.07% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX850 128GB 406 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 389 402 390 398 400 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 390 Mixed 352 SusWrite 392 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 39.3 135% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 152 123% 169 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 116%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 123 122 118 125 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 147 Write 143 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 125 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3250823AS 250GB-$99 5,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 233GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 63 65 64 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 65 Write 22.1 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 64.2 36% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 37%
Seagate ST3300822AS 300GB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 279GB free Firmware: 3.AHH SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 65 63 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 65.1 Write 64.1 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 64.6 44% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 70%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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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 $75Bench 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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16