MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.22% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	61.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '17 at 01:25
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 135 59% 96.3 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 281 32% 249 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250 25,802 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 3011) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	8.22% Terrible	Lighting 10.4 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 13.9 8% 12.1 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 9.7 8% 9.27 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.22% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4984 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 85 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 139 (AD) Unknown 100 100 393249 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 26 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3075	61.1% Good	Read 475 Write 308 Mixed 337 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 9.87 59% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 48.2 60% 108 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 170GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 132 132 12896043184 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1437 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13176 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 198 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1503 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1503 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 184684838947 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	72.3% Very good	Read 118 Write 134 Mixed 124 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.18 71% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 103%
Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00 80GB 420 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 68GB free Firmware: MB4OC60P Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 97 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 100 55834574849 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2975 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2359500 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 19477 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1622 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 94 65536 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 79 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 37 37 632725 (C2) HDA temperature 183 87 270583332894 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 31 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 4	18.4% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 32.3 Mixed 32.8 24% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 0.83 4K Mixed 0.16 51% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-2400 2x8GB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 15 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 10.9 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 87%

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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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16