MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	48% 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	72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (22%). 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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '17 at 10:35
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Memory 69.3 1-Core 60.2 2-Core 96.7 48% 75.4 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 283 26% 219 Pts	64-Core 151 9% 151 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 53.2 Reflection 77.5 Parallax 75.2 43% 68.7 fps	MRender 75.9 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 63.3 57% 70.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gamer 120MG100-A1 120GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (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 5522 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1870 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 273 (A9) Unknown 100 100 3276811 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 1 1 4313514134 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2014 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 213 (C2) HDA temperature 60 60 257700003880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 10 10 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 82763512832 (EA) Unknown 100 100 173340021248 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 21845427357 (F2) Unknown 100 100 32525057479	72.3% Very good	Read 484 Write 417 Mixed 460 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 17.9 85% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 27.9 DQ Write 62.5 DQ Mixed 19.4 22% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 105%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 327GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 69 (03) Spinup time 138 136 4075 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4937 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 16808 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4486 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 954 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3983 (C2) HDA temperature 102 88 41 (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 15 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 31	57.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 98 Mixed 94.6 74% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.36 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 553 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 11.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 85%

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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