MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.2% 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	37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	9.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '17 at 07:18
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 70 2-Core 126 59% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 283 32% 250 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 46 Parallax 45.3 38% 46.1 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 37.4 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 13914 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 659 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 26 (AD) Unknown 100 100 408486087 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 80 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10302491	37.6% Below average	Read 359 Write 30.1 Mixed 95.9 34% 162 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 3.05 62% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 66.3 DQ Mixed 3.64 29% 69.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 157 6083 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8515 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 18871 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7868 (C0) Power-off retract count 197 197 2822 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 329573 (C2) HDA temperature 117 102 33 (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 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 25	66.8% Good	Read 113 Write 120 Mixed 101 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.17 81% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB 2x8GB 984 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.9% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 16.4 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 61%

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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 $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 $131	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