MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '16 at 05:01
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 53.3 2-Core 106 52% 81.5 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 318 33% 265 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100 26,726 User benchmarks, average bench 18% XFX(1682 7360) CLim: 1074 MHz, MLim: 1545 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.11.4 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Lighting 23.8 Reflection 30 Parallax 28.1 19% 27.3 fps	MRender 22.5 Gravity 20.4 Splatting 31.7 21% 24.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS13 11 240GB SSD 452 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4033 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 330 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 203 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1114145 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 158 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 83 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5917	93.7% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 473 Mixed 482 110% 493 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 14.9 114% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 69.8 103% 194 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 88%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$33 9,374 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 361GB free Firmware: LV40 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 63 162737118 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1872 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 237473608 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5268 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 490 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 7 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 57 521338904 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 226 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1932 (C2) HDA temperature 24 43 47244640280 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 21 8 162737118 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	63.4% Good	Read 108 Write 113 Mixed 129 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.45 124% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 103%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 228GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 177 5875 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1251 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4890 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 543 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 120 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 184 184 49146 (C2) HDA temperature 128 99 22 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	75.9% Very good	Read 152 Write 113 Mixed 113 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.26 90% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 187GB free Firmware: CC62 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 183584328 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4564 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 106802948 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12223 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2280 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 21475164168 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 77 47 471072791 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 405 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4828 (C2) HDA temperature 23 53 47244640279 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -90997472095614 (F1) Unknown 100 253 109259261978821 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -16563751942923	70.4% Very good	Read 114 Write 132 Mixed 128 94% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.39 102% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391B1G73QH0-YK0 4x8GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.4% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 12.1 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 8.2 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 90%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 $261	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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