MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics47.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 13:40
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Memory 77.1
1-Core 59.2
2-Core 110
52% 82.1 Pts
4-Core 146
8-Core 242
24% 194 Pts
64-Core 314
19% 314 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47.5% Average
Lighting 59.2
Reflection 63.2
Parallax 74.6
48% 65.7 fps
MRender 61.1
Gravity 58
Splatting 51.4
46% 56.8 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
LSI MR9261-8i 1TB
501GB free
Firmware: 2.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 119 136 102 110 108 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 72 69 92 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 81.5
Mixed 74
SusWrite 87.7
62% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5402-455.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 99U5402-455.A00LF 16GB
667, 800, 667 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
27% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 9.1
27% 9.4 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5.4
14% 4.97 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27%
Great: 41%

 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%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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