MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 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)
Boot Drive	47% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '17 at 01:21
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 46.2 2-Core 93.4 46% 71.6 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 261 26% 214 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Device(0000 0000) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.5% Average	Lighting 58.8 Reflection 57.9 Parallax 55.3 48% 57.3 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 55.4 Splatting 57 41% 48.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^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 2709 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 467 (A2) Unknown 62 62 150 (AA) Unknown 100 100 128 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 8652362 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 14 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 95 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3145 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1633	47% Average	Read 455 Write 81.2 Mixed 138 48% 225 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 4.77 73% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 94 DQ Write 77.2 DQ Mixed 3.19 25% 58.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 756GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 166 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 698 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2726 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 465 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 28 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4160 (C2) HDA temperature 111 104 32 (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	99.5% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 167 Mixed 160 127% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.35 113% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	30.3% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 12.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 7.6 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 90.2 44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 77%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $133	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