MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	48.5% 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	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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '17 at 13:59
Run Duration	399 Seconds
Run User	URY-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48% Average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 52.5 2-Core 90.6 46% 71.4 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 167 20% 155 Pts	64-Core 218 14% 218 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 55.5 Parallax 79.2 48% 64.6 fps	MRender 54.5 Gravity 49.8 Splatting 71 49% 58.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 394 (03) Spinup time 182 164 5875 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1699 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 16923 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1217 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 440 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 142 142 175797 (C2) HDA temperature 117 101 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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63% Good	Read 117 Write 103 Mixed 91.4 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.11 39% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 63%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AC01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 86 0 (03) Spinup time 93 93 2940 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 7738 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 38803 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 1 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2810 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 10 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 57 554500123 (C2) HDA temperature 72 55 588054556 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 15276133 (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 100 100 33 (C8) Write error rate 99 19 1809 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0	55.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 90.4 Mixed 92.8 71% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.36 94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 62%
Generic External 320GB 1,251 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 286GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 29.1 Mixed 16.6 31% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.29 67% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 20%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 8GB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	4.66% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 3.77 Mixed 5.77 10% 9.76 MB/s	4K Read 4.07 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.005 15% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.66% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G 12GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 12 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 6.3 16% 5.57 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 59%

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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