MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.1% 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	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '17 at 07:15
Run Duration	348 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 115 57% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 344 34% 276 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1125 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Lighting 27.9 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 33.2 23% 30.3 fps	MRender 27.1 Gravity 22.2 Splatting 35.4 24% 28.3 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gamer 120MG100-A1 120GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6813 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1614 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 416 (A9) Unknown 100 100 8257552 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 1 1 8613921002 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1938 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 186 (C2) HDA temperature 60 60 257700003880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 10 10 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 124607197440 (EA) Unknown 100 100 207339461184 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 27554726621 (F2) Unknown 100 100 22582057696	76.1% Very good	Read 495 Write 410 Mixed 450 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 21.4 87% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 93.5 DQ Mixed 39.4 49% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 105%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 62GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 186 35 (03) Spinup time 143 136 3833 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3310 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7237 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1646 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 188 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 180 180 60014 (C2) HDA temperature 104 99 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 186 63 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	58.9% Above average	Read 114 Write 91.3 Mixed 118 82% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.12 4K Write 0.63 4K Mixed 0.14 32% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 85%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 43GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 58.8 Write 57.8 Mixed 66.8 46% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.24 71% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 17GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 77.9 Write 106 Mixed 50.3 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 3.65 4K Mixed 0.25 123% 1.52 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 63%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 353 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 1GB free, PID 0723 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	5.48% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 8.56 Mixed 1.91 10% 9.64 MB/s	4K Read 3.67 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.03 16% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.48% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 1x8GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.9 22% 7.53 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 39%

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Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	963x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	150x
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 $76Bench 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	48x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16