MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.8% 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	47.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '16 at 20:24
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 81.3 2-Core 155 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 506 51% 414 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.151.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 71.7 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 81.1 58% 72.4 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 80.9 57% 67.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-3112A 250GB 1,508 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 71GB free Firmware: 30060P00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1112 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 168 (64) Unknown 100 100 1810310 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 38 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (B2) Unknown 100 100 38 (B3) Unknown 100 100 237 (B4) Unknown 100 100 6611 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (B7) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 0 60132818974 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 87 0 (E7) Temperature 253 253 1 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1914 (EB) Unknown 100 100 962 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2063 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1119 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 18014	69.8% Good	Read 495 Write 188 Mixed 381 78% 355 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 29.9 107% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 91.8 DQ Mixed 64.4 64% 105 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 99%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 6370512 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 558345754763 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 666 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 101 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 28 39 55837130780 (C2) HDA temperature 28 39 55837130780 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6370512 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6370512 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6370512 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 13499 (EA) Unknown 0 0 9079 (F1) Unknown 0 0 9079 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5126 (F4) Unknown 97 97 7340144	47.2% Average	Read 433 Write 87.6 Mixed 151 48% 224 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 13.4 71% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 72.2 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 32.4 38% 64.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 868GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 93086048 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1966 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 86317896 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7275 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 859 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032836 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 63 488374301 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 38126 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 51539607581 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -38070590108021 (F1) Unknown 100 253 33920701276 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1281982042021	94.1% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 128 Mixed 180 128% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.23 96% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 17.7 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 73%

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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	961x
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	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $260	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 $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) $32	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