MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 02:30
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 36%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Memory 75.9
1-Core 61.3
2-Core 102
51% 79.8 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 189
23% 178 Pts
64-Core 222
14% 222 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 144
Parallax 176
101% 148 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 144
Splatting 109
114% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 104%
Great: 134%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
563GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 85 107 122 135 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 84.7
Write 33.2
Mixed 28
SusWrite 85.1
42% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
81% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
26% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 8.5
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8.4
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 88.5
45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 26%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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