MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding SSD, HDD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including moderate gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.6%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.5% is a reasonable 3D score (GTX 1070 = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '17 at 10:28
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
AMD FX-8120 6,162 User benchmarks - Average bench 45% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	SC Int 76.1 SC Float 67.6 SC Mixed 71.3 57% 71.7 Pts	QC Int 293 QC Float 245 QC Mixed 278 62% 272 Pts	MC Int 469 MC Float 397 MC Mixed 478 67% 448 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 1,529 User benchmarks - Average bench 43% MSI(1462 3140) CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.3.1 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	42.5% Average	Lighting 128 Reflection 123 Parallax 156 43% 136 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 112 Splatting 82.5 42% 98.6 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$78 5,544 User benchmarks - Average bench 72% 60GB free Firmware: MAT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4501 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 774 (B1) Unknown 84 84 79 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 46 42 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 260 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19576292852
Poor: 51% Great: 87%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 1,332 User benchmarks - Average bench 71% 853GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 8575 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2902 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17371 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2656 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 937 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1965 (C2) HDA temperature 115 98 37 (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
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
WD WD1600AABS-00PRA0 160GB 1,317 User benchmarks - Average bench 36% 87GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s NCQ 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 4593 (03) Spinup time 152 146 3383 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8425 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 35345 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7822 (C0) Power-off retract count 196 196 3244 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8425 (C2) HDA temperature 109 85 34 (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 30 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0
Poor: 24% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB 34 User benchmarks - Average bench 47% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	41.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 11.6 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 60%

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 43%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) - $102

CPU
FX-8350AMD $119Bench 57%, 73,554 samples	4,598x
FX-6300AMD $80Bench 48%, 58,105 samples	2,474x
FX-8320AMD $104Bench 52%, 31,657 samples	1,479x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $200Bench 41%, 89,643 samples	1,171x
GTX 970Nvidia $350Bench 64%, 178,167 samples	1,071x
R9 380AMD $200Bench 44%, 21,181 samples	734x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $88Bench 95%, 160,532 samples	932x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $65Bench 47%, 77,296 samples	765x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $149Bench 97%, 104,558 samples	320x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperX $118Bench 58%, 18,937 samples	822x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $63Bench 51%, 9,880 samples	440x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 6,133 samples	244x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-7700K $313	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $88
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 $270	AMD RX 480 $350	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $119
Intel Core i5-7600K $230	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $265	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $149

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $724	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $33
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $77	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $152	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $22
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB $57	HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB $144	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $20