MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 09 '20 at 12:59
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
60.3% Good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 45
2-Core 120
53% 84 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 251
28% 220 Pts
64-Core 251
16% 251 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 63.7
Parallax 85.4
62% 75.1 fps
MRender 64.4
Gravity 64.7
Splatting 80.8
58% 70 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 57%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 135 102 115 131 125 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 336
Write 198
Mixed 222
SusWrite 120
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 35.4
124% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 160
124% 168 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLJG46F-D8KMBA 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.5% Average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.5
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 79%

 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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