MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.5% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 22:10
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	SLV-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 82 1-Core 49.5 2-Core 100 50% 77.2 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 192 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 369.09 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 24 Reflection 26.9 Parallax 31 20% 27.3 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 24.2 Splatting 25.8 22% 27.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 84 82 97 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 12 Write 103 Mixed 20 SusWrite 89.7 41% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 99 110 101 111 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 122 Write 129 Mixed 63 SusWrite 106 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.8% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 9.3 24% 8.27 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 44%

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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%

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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	961x
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	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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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Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16