MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.5% 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)
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 8 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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 00:40
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 131 61% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 371 37% 301 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 36C5) CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 31.2 29% 33.8 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 31.9 Splatting 31.2 27% 33.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel SS DSC2BF180A5H SED 180GB 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: LTRi SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 98 98 106 128 111 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 84GB free Firmware: GM4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 59 60 60 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 67.4 Write 68.3 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 59.1 42% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 51%
Maxtor 6 V080E0 82GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 76GB free Firmware: VA11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 59 62 61 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 59 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 60.7 39% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 87GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 81 87 86 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 91 Write 74.5 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 83 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2009)-$152 5,563 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 34GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 47 43 46 46 43 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 72.8 Write 67.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 44.6 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 47%
Generic External 1TB 446 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 8GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 25 28 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 29.2 Write 21.8 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 27.2 34% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 933, 800, 933, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 18 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 12.2 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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