MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.5% 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)
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '17 at 14:39
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 137 61% 98.8 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 423 43% 346 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% MSI(1462 3140) CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.3.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 47.7 Parallax 48.9 35% 46.7 fps	MRender 47.9 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 36.7 33% 40.7 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s 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 4505 (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 19596738683
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 856GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s 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 17375 (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: 44% Great: 85%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 606GB free Firmware: 1306 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 87.3 Write 89.1 Mixed 80 64% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.25 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 59%
WD WD1600AABS-00PRA0 160GB 8,028 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 79GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s 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 35350 (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: 15% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.6% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 60%

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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 $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 $273	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 $177	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