MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.4% 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	67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '17 at 01:24
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 130 56% 92.8 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 420 42% 341 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 13A1) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 27.7 Parallax 22.2 27% 27.5 fps	MRender 36.1 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 29.6 26% 31.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: D2010370 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9647 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1988 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1349 (AF) Unknown 100 100 133246091921 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 68 571342877 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1349 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 224028 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 676 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 357110 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 224028 (F2) Unknown 100 100 159864	67.6% Good	Read 434 Write 380 Mixed 395 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 16.3 85% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 58.4 DQ Mixed 16.6 20% 33.8 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 98%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 529GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 85 85 239 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 79 (03) Spinup time 126 126 17192976547 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1410 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 30407 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 206 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2091 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2091 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 188979740706 (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	75.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 127 Mixed 120 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.21 87% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 107%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 806GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 28.8 Mixed 30.2 39% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.21 59% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.8% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 13.7 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 89.8 45% 89.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 55%

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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 $279	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 $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