MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.8% 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	77% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	17.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '18 at 19:20
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 121 57% 91.2 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 377 38% 307 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Asus(1043 04DD) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 86.4 54% 71.7 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 80.5 55% 65.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^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 5799 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1643 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 573 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2818162 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 7471147 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 151 (C2) HDA temperature 66 57 184684576802 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 8900 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5620 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3870 (F4) Unknown 100 100 43 (F5) Unknown 100 100 114 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2961408	77% Very good	Read 500 Write 453 Mixed 470 106% 474 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 13.8 81% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 13.2 42% 90.3 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 111%
WD Red 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$151 1,952 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 548GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 175 1975 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1721 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5802 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1632 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 146 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10915 (C2) HDA temperature 117 107 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	52% Above average	Read 90.6 Write 90.4 Mixed 91.9 69% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.14 62% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 384GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 91.9 Write 96.3 Mixed 59.3 104% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.2 64% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F8G64CB8HB5N-DI Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 20GB 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.6% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 14.7 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns

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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	960x
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	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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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