MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 28 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '18 at 03:46
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 75.1 2-Core 143 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 480 45% 373 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 50.8 Parallax 54.5 37% 50.4 fps	MRender 50.3 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.6 34% 42.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 38333087 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 -66202625887004 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1558 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 381 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 39 52 1005025755175 (C2) HDA temperature 39 52 1005025755175 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 38333087 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 38333087 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 38333087 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 13157 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11005 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11005 (F2) Unknown 0 0 21036	32.5% Below average	Read 145 Write 79.2 Mixed 82.5 22% 102 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 7.96 63% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 84.2 DQ Write 93.6 DQ Mixed 6.5 28% 61.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 73%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 6GB free Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 92 92 20615381 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 127912716019335 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1379 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 72 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 20615381 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 20615381 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 20615381 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4658 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3654 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3654 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6196	38.7% Below average	Read 199 Write 98.6 Mixed 126 31% 141 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 13 78% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23.1 DQ Write 59.3 DQ Mixed 9.5 16% 30.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: HP34 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 242063848 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2412 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 208 (07) Seek error rate 67 50 472988834218 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 22794 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 975 (B4) Unknown 100 100 140200516 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 60130459665 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 46 121066029103 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 149 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 41277 (C2) HDA temperature 47 54 -140737488355281 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 208 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 174 10027	112% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 191 Mixed 186 145% 192 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.33 99% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 386GB free Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 91 888 (03) Spinup time 100 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4652 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 17453581690 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20536 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3053 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 681 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8590065693 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 46 723058730 (C2) HDA temperature 42 54 25769803818 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 28 23 888 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -93836445465071 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2855240245 (F2) Unknown 100 253 116209163	63.1% Good	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 99.3 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.76 134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 KHX1866C10D3/8G Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 28GB 933, 800, 933, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.4% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 12 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns

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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