MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

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Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.1% 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	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	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.

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '23 at 12:05
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 93 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 126 61% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 266 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Nvidia(10DE 1F82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 51.8 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 49.9 42% 55.1 fps	MRender 62.6 Gravity 49.2 Splatting 44.8 42% 52.2 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 95 84 87 97 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 190 Write 84.6 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 85.1 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 165GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 97 85 87 97 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 150 Write 117 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 89.6 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 112%
StoreJet Transcend 640GB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 23GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 22 22 21 21 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 61 Write 17.5 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 21.3 37% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 36%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 152 Write 8.8 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 3.8 33% 43 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 80% 7.17 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 1x8GB 866 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 10.5 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.6 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 39%

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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	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
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 $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	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16