MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	50.2% 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	58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '15 at 01:57
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 67.8 2-Core 132 45% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 433 41% 341 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 48% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 046E) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.0 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 55.8 Parallax 76.7 51% 64.9 fps	MRender 54.3 Gravity 50 Splatting 71.3 49% 58.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 4617354 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -52475910422501 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 21 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 2 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 37 68721901595 (C2) HDA temperature 27 37 68721901595 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4617354 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4617354 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4617354 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294962170 (EA) Unknown 0 0 53 (F1) Unknown 0 0 53 (F2) Unknown 0 0 73 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2621468	58.4% Above average	Read 498 Write 185 Mixed 261 69% 315 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 16.9 72% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 46.5 54% 94.8 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 85%
Gamer 120MG100-A1 120GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 63GB free Firmware: 1.00 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 (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 1011 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 594 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 108 (A9) Unknown 100 100 2555910 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 183 183 17207590954 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2025 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 290 (C2) HDA temperature 60 60 257700003880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 10 10 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 7794043392 (EA) Unknown 100 100 15302125504 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2751453551 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3895738001	59.3% Above average	Read 489 Write 101 Mixed 190 56% 260 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 21.8 92% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 35.6 53% 99.3 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 870GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 100 142770528 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 853 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 68383 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 785 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 428 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 68 454623259 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2477 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 64424509467 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -53803055316882 (F1) Unknown 100 253 146996164 (F2) Unknown 100 253 30136361852	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 180 Mixed 180 138% 184 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.2 94% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 737GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 160241664 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 923 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 5039667 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1217 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 606 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 73 68 454754331 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 51 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 12187 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 64424509467 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 45067091837469 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1860218793 (F2) Unknown 100 253 540009037181	102% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 168 Mixed 173 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.17 83% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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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

MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)