MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '17 at 23:00
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 79 2-Core 160 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 479 47% 384 Pts	64-Core 484 30% 484 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.4% Average	Lighting 44.7 Reflection 51.5 Parallax 41.9 36% 46 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 47.1 Splatting 61.6 48% 58.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 27GB free Firmware: 0501 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	11.6% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 33 Mixed 32.3 7% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.93 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 4.49 26% 8.53 MB/s	DQ Read 15.6 DQ Write 16 DQ Mixed 8.45 8% 13.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 78%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 103GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 190 154 5491 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8059 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 59 59 30307 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 730 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 81 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8058 (C2) HDA temperature 112 87 38 (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	35.1% Below average	Read 68.8 Write 53.4 Mixed 62.7 46% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.35 84% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 57%
WD WD1600BJKT-75F4T0 160GB 894 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 37GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 155 150 1225 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4877 (05) Reallocated sector count 192 192 59 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9926 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3639 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 373 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 304 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 187 187 39435 (C2) HDA temperature 109 65 34 (C4) Reallocation count 194 194 6 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 179 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 90 90 7643 (F1) Unknown 200 200 13442403132 (F2) Unknown 200 200 16178661474 (FE) Unknown 1 1 1617	39.9% Below average	Read 70.9 Write 67.9 Mixed 72 53% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.42 114% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 46%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AAC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 95 58857060 (03) Spinup time 98 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1699 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 63 250811106 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5973 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1310 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 54 47 774766638 (C2) HDA temperature 46 53 60129542190 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 71 50 226859851 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 271 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	32.1% Below average	Read 56.6 Write 55.2 Mixed 67 45% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.33 77% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 13 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns

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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 $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