MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	87.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '17 at 23:08
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 68.4 2-Core 135 59% 95.9 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 360 37% 298 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 130 Parallax 137 84% 123 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 133 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 20221 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 101 (AB) Unknown 100 100 158189904 (AE) Unknown 100 100 13 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 558 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 82 82 82 (F1) Unknown 100 100 33856 (F2) Unknown 100 100 45695 (F9) Unknown 100 100 1437876733	73.8% Very good	Read 417 Write 384 Mixed 397 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 22.4 90% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 71.4 71% 116 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 101%
Intel SSDSC2BW480A3 480GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 13GB free Firmware: 3CPi Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 48 48 -97203699797494 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 229 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 222 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 222 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 231060 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 64 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 231060 (F2) Unknown 100 100 419615 (F9) Unknown 100 100 17547	59.8% Above average	Read 492 Write 201 Mixed 324 74% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 19.5 4K Mixed 17.1 72% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 91.3 DQ Mixed 68.9 70% 116 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 68%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 696GB free Firmware: MN6OA800 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 87 (03) Spinup time 132 132 34388246961 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 804 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 25 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 44127 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 407 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 955 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 955 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 193274642470 (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 200 200 0	73.9% Very good	Read 132 Write 125 Mixed 99.8 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 0.49 138% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 85%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 36GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 128 128 38686687713 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1044 (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 100 100 5924 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 60 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1159 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1159 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 210454904869 (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 200 200 0	50.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 72.4 Mixed 76.3 63% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.31 82% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 82%
BUFFALO External HDD 3TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 325GB free, PID 0257 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 123 Write 107 Mixed 77.9 126% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.2 68% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 1600 CL9 Series F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 1600 CL9 Series 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.6% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 46%

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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 $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 $134	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