MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '16 at 06:39
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 126 57% 91.6 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 305 35% 271 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6869 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 795GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 2350 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1548 (05) Reallocated sector count 189 189 476 (07) Seek error rate 200 191 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8360 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 811 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1533 (C2) HDA temperature 110 104 33 (C4) Reallocation count 183 183 17 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	98.6% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 157 Mixed 139 120% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.14 4K Write 2.67 4K Mixed 0.23 123% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 109%
WD WD4000KS-00MNB0 400GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 18GB free Firmware: 07.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 223 216 5833 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9909 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 41 41 43643 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1646 (C2) HDA temperature 113 90 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	23.8% Poor	Read 41.6 Write 41 Mixed 42.2 31% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.28 63% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 40%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 8GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	4.52% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 7.62 Mixed 6.87 12% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.008 6% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.52% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x8GB 7,244 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 68%

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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 $175Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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