MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.6% 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	52.5% 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.

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	5.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '17 at 21:58
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 66.2 2-Core 113 54% 85.9 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 351 34% 281 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 62.9 48% 64 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 56.7 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277 5,507 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd 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 1689 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 282 (A2) Unknown 100 100 1028 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 917544 (AE) Unknown 100 100 27 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 27 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 9317 (F2) Unknown 100 100 17386	52.5% Above average	Read 490 Write 312 Mixed 308 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 4.14 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 10.1 29% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 67.8 DQ Mixed 42.7 48% 82.4 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 68GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 97 195346229 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 5081 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 516424068 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9657 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 4085 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 49 521601055 (C2) HDA temperature 31 51 73014444063 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 79 48 127565009 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	40.8% Average	Read 73.4 Write 68.5 Mixed 65.5 52% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.34 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 56GB free Firmware: HP35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 138897449 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4917 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 378652357 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9964 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2412 (B4) Unknown 100 100 901 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 12885164076 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 54 420741145 (C2) HDA temperature 25 46 34359738393 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 25 138897449 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 3 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	49.7% Average	Read 92.1 Write 81 Mixed 73.4 62% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.43 94% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 1,139 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.9% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11.6 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 62%

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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	411x
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 $275	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 $184	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) $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