MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.3% 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	85% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '17 at 20:12
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.1 GHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 78.5 1-Core 55.4 2-Core 98.9 50% 77.6 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 199 23% 178 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 53.1 39% 45 fps	MRender 32.3 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 42 32% 38.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 128GB-$40 2,673 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^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 5047 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1299 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 39 (AE) Unknown 100 100 117 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 53 201864249373 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 4464754775 (F7) Unknown 100 100 140629954 (F8) Unknown 100 100 178489485	85% Excellent	Read 511 Write 347 Mixed 413 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 29.9 117% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 52.2 72% 133 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 104%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2TB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 34.4 Write 32.9 Mixed 33.5 43% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.15 56% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 14.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 10.2 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 115%

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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