MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics47.7% 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)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateDec 15 '19 at 23:55
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Memory 79.4
1-Core 47.8
2-Core 96.4
48% 74.5 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 223
25% 196 Pts
64-Core 258
16% 258 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.7% Average
Lighting 59
Reflection 61.7
Parallax 59.5
48% 60.1 fps
MRender 68.3
Gravity 55.8
Splatting 51.6
47% 58.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS 500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
102GB free
Firmware: 4010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 325 350 338 343 345 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 351
Write 368
Mixed 213
SusWrite 335
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 52.5
4K Mixed 18.9
88% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 215
166% 228 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 88 82 93 97 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 138
Write 146
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 89.6
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
37.7% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 14.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 7
SC Mixed 9.6
23% 8.1 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 61%

 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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