MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.4% 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 DriveThe 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMar 16 '19 at 20:34
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 74.3
2-Core 147
63% 104 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 446
44% 359 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.4% Very poor
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 28.7
Parallax 0.09
0% 9.62 fps
MRender 38.2
Gravity 38.1
Splatting 35.8
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MD05000-AJDW-RO 500GB
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.04C05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 41 40 43 48 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 74.5
Write 67.8
Mixed 49
SusWrite 44.2
44% 58.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 49%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
297GB free
Firmware: 77.04D77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 74 72 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 66.8
Write 64.8
Mixed 51.3
SusWrite 73
47% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 57%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40
405GB free
Firmware: 1AA01112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 82 83 82 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 82.2
Write 65.8
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 82.9
53% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 KHX1866C10D3/4G 12GB
933, 667, 933 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.9% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 12.1
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 11
28% 9.63 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 38%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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)

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