MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.5% 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)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 20:55
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

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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 Phenom II X4 B97 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 87.9 1-Core 46.4 2-Core 93.7 50% 76 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 186 24% 184 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 39 32% 36.2 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 36.2 31% 37.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 165 160 183 200 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 198 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 177 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 113 122 122 122 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 124 Write 106 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 106 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 70%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 331GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 73 72 73 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 67.8 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 71.4 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 156GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 19 19 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 27 Write 23.5 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 19.5 29% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 49%
Generic Mass-Storage 16GB 1,710 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 14GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	7.23% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 9.8 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 10 15% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 36% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.23% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.5% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 12.3 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 63%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16