MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	33.5% 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	50.3% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '17 at 01:21
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Memory 72.2 1-Core 23.3 2-Core 45.4 34% 47 Pts	4-Core 86.5 8-Core 134 14% 110 Pts	64-Core 134 8% 134 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.6 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.5% Below average	Lighting 28.6 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 81.2 23% 48.4 fps	MRender 59.2 Gravity 53.1 Splatting 77.4 53% 63.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 242 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 533 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 118 (A3) Unknown 100 100 12 (A4) Unknown 100 100 35628 (A5) Unknown 100 100 82 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 18 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 4 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 60 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 3 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 50447 (F2) Unknown 100 100 46030 (F5) Unknown 100 100 71256	50.3% Above average	Read 459 Write 228 Mixed 257 69% 314 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 10.6 55% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 56.6 DQ Write 28.6 DQ Mixed 8.51 15% 31.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 522GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 73 (03) Spinup time 123 123 12897026234 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 623 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1903 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 519 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 644 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 644 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 158914969628 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	86.7% Excellent	Read 154 Write 148 Mixed 148 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.19 74% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 25GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 133 Write 58.2 Mixed 80.9 104% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.89 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 1.44 142% 3.14 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.5% Poor	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 11 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 7.5 18% 6.13 GB/s	Latency 96.3 42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 87%

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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 $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	410x
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	140x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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