MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	35.7% 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	47% 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.

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

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '17 at 18:35
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	38.6% Below average	Memory 64.6 1-Core 23.4 2-Core 43.7 32% 43.9 Pts	4-Core 73.7 8-Core 84.6 10% 79.1 Pts	64-Core 127 8% 127 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.7% Below average	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 73.2 28% 49.9 fps	MRender 56.8 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 72.2 50% 60 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1369 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 206 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 17 (AE) Unknown 100 100 19 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 57 184684314657 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3823118647 (F7) Unknown 100 100 119967558 (F8) Unknown 100 100 105146460 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1257 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	47% Average	Read 418 Write 246 Mixed 153 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 20.1 4K Mixed 8.83 44% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 62.4 DQ Write 33.7 DQ Mixed 13.6 19% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 522GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 235427160 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1767 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 166558853 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4224 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1519 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 53 505085982 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 46 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9426 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 47244640286 (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 -101820789682664 (F1) Unknown 100 253 28182988951 (F2) Unknown 100 253 320215316672	89% Excellent	Read 161 Write 150 Mixed 172 122% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.22 91% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 488GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 63 148494683 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2178 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 701943 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2415 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 589 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 57 488243229 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2352 (C2) HDA temperature 29 10 42949672989 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 7 3 148494683 (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 71481140708413 (F1) Unknown 100 253 999017055 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1312447700	91.7% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 154 Mixed 142 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.24 96% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 112%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 11GB free, PID 0745 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 29 Write 18.4 Mixed 19.6 27% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.71 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.77 77% 1.86 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 22%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 1,679 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 4GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 89.4 Write 55.7 Mixed 66.3 85% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.82 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.21 89% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB 2,172 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 800, 933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	30% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 12.1 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 7.8 18% 6.13 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 63%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16