MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.9% 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	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '20 at 19:36
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 127 57% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 396 39% 316 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 51 Parallax 54.6 37% 50.2 fps	MRender 50.6 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 36.5 34% 42.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 51 55 52 51 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 403 Write 184 Mixed 205 SusWrite 60.5 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 24.6 83% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 93.4 96% 159 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 89%
AMD Radeon R3 240GB 4,257 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 13GB free Firmware: O1015A SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 82 82 86 84 81 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.7% Poor	Read 232 Write 199 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 116 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 4.8 21% 6.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 90%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 343GB free Firmware: SD3B SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 101 102 104 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 77.7 Write 78.2 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 101 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 66%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 488GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 88.2 Write 68.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 61.4 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C9D3/8GX 16GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 933, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30% Poor	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 8.6 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 64%

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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	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16