MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.7% 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	49% 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 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '16 at 00:58
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 70 2-Core 138 61% 98.8 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 431 42% 342 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PwrHis(1787 2343) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 57.7 Parallax 79.5 52% 67.1 fps	MRender 56.4 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 73.2 51% 60.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 123454539958071 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 696 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 10 (B7) Unknown 100 100 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 38 47 64427589670 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 193923 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 42 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 95 95 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 193923 (F2) Unknown 100 100 138880 (F9) Unknown 100 100 26404	49% Average	Read 304 Write 116 Mixed 161 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 11 94% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 35.6 DQ Write 95.8 DQ Mixed 11.7 24% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 79%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 371GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 135 134 4250 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2007 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 27039 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1268 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 205 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1801 (C2) HDA temperature 106 93 37 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	67.7% Good	Read 116 Write 119 Mixed 34.1 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.35 104% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 275GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 144 141 3800 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2216 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 19851 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1666 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 284 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1931 (C2) HDA temperature 105 94 38 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	66.1% Good	Read 117 Write 113 Mixed 29.1 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.32 93% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 111GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 141 138 3933 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1450 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 20516 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1194 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 157 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1292 (C2) HDA temperature 108 95 35 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	61.3% Good	Read 102 Write 111 Mixed 25.8 58% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.31 84% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.3% 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 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.5% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.1 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 85%

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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 $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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