MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 18:27
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 65 2-Core 119 56% 88.9 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 208 28% 209 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 56.1 Parallax 58.5 40% 54.4 fps	MRender 51.6 Gravity 43.9 Splatting 70.7 47% 55.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 50%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 155 185 194 195 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 192 Mixed 84.1 SusWrite 183 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.1% Below average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 13.1 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.7 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 38%

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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%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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 $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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	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