MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13% 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	83.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 21:42
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 55 2-Core 94.6 48% 74.8 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 255 25% 206 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Zotac(19DA 1227) 1GB CLim: 820 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	13% Very poor	Lighting 15 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 14.9 12% 10.7 fps	MRender 22.4 Gravity 16.5 Splatting 15.2 14% 18 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 15%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 747GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 369 403 366 397 393 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 428 Write 385 Mixed 383 SusWrite 375 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 36.5 107% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 171 140% 202 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
EVGA SuperSC DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 285 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.7 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 91 44% 91 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 1R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	20%	30	26	7	60	27"	1920 1080	AOC2727 2727

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 16: 1R 3G 2B

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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 $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 $269	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 $177	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