MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	12.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	52% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '17 at 19:24
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 58.3 2-Core 142 60% 96.9 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 398 40% 325 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% AMD(1002 2B30) ≥ 4GB CLim: 880 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Lighting 16 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 19.8 13% 16.9 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 14.2 Splatting 17.1 12% 14.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFZ Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1643 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 544 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 188 188 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C2) HDA temperature 67 60 171800199201 (F1) Unknown 100 100 145402	52% Above average	Read 439 Write 96.7 Mixed 122 47% 219 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 11 72% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 10.1 52% 121 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 89%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$23 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 57GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 147 144 1633 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4019 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1650 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 624 (BF) G-sense error rate 97 97 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 23 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4877 (C2) HDA temperature 113 96 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	35.5% Below average	Read 61.3 Write 61.9 Mixed 60.2 46% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.21 79% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 61%
Toshiba MK5076GSX 500GB-$54 7,200 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 27GB free Firmware: GS00 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^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 2187 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 6007 (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 91 91 3756 (0A) Spinup retry count 219 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2190 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 6612 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 79 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 54276 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 227634184223 (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 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 68 (DE) Loaded hours 96 96 1879 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 213 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	22.8% Poor	Read 38.4 Write 40.7 Mixed 38.2 29% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.28 69% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 17.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 71%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	35x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16