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MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

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Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics26.3% 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 Drive69.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateAug 07 '18 at 20:24
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Memory 79.1
1-Core 56.5
2-Core 110
52% 82 Pts
4-Core 192
8-Core 303
30% 248 Pts
64-Core 318
20% 318 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 57.2%
 Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
EVGA(3842 6150)
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.3% Poor
Lighting 32.4
Reflection 19.7
Parallax 29.5
26% 27.2 fps
MRender 35.3
Gravity 30.9
Splatting 30.3
26% 32.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑
This bench: 26.3%
 Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 75 78 77 78 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 440
Write 314
Mixed 362
SusWrite 113
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 32.2
110% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 240
182% 244 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑
This bench: 69.6%
 Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
799GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 194 193 193 193 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 158
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 194
102% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.2
391% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑
This bench: 108%
 Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair VS2GB1333D4 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. VS2GB1333D4 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 12GB
667, 800, 667, 800 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39.9% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 14
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 10.7
25% 8.87 GB/s
Latency 82.1
49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑
This bench: 39.9%
 Great: 51%
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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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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%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples960x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples412x
FX-8320AMD  $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples264x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples166x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples149x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples141x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples87x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples59x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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