MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.1% 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 Drive	50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '21 at 18:29
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165 5,709 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 49.7 2-Core 99.2 49% 76.4 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 300 31% 249 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Asus(1043 043B) 2GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Lighting 16.8 Reflection 18.6 Parallax 23.2 14% 19.5 fps	MRender 14.6 Gravity 17.5 Splatting 12.3 12% 14.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR052 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 399 405 104 155 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 487 Write 427 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 260 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 23.7 4K Mixed 0.4 42% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 28.5 DQ Mixed 12.3 30% 67.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 981GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 217 220 219 217 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 114 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 216 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 466GB free Firmware: 1AA01114 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 79 80 79 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 80.6 Write 54.1 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 79.5 50% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F8G64CB8HB5N-CG 2x8GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.7% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 12.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 10.3 23% 8.17 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 3R 5G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	20%	83	75	6	60	20"	1600 900	HWP2903 HP S2031

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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	960x
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	141x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16