MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 13% 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	31.8% 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	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '18 at 15:19
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	13%

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 Athlon II X4 645 5,346 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Memory 74 1-Core 51.3 2-Core 81.6 46% 69 Pts	4-Core 114 8-Core 107 15% 110 Pts	64-Core 109 7% 109 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 2680) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.8% Below average	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 36.6 Parallax 48.9 31% 41.1 fps	MRender 49 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 34.5 34% 42.1 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 65GB free Firmware: X231706 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th 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 77 77 10490 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5391 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 83 83 2272079708594 (AE) Unknown 100 100 226 (B7) Unknown 29 29 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 18 (BE) vendor-specific 69 40 31 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	43.7% Average	Read 333 Write 229 Mixed 263 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 8.93 53% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 15.3 DQ Write 30.4 DQ Mixed 10.1 11% 18.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 89%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th 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 4761 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 905 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 95 95 160 (AE) Unknown 100 100 57 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1990 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 52 206158430237 (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 95 95 5 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 14763092543 (F7) Unknown 100 100 465600085 (F8) Unknown 100 100 805526885	48.6% Average	Read 474 Write 136 Mixed 207 59% 273 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 13.2 52% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 6.94 36% 83.6 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	16.7% Very poor	MC Read 5.5 MC Write 4.3 MC Mixed 5 14% 4.93 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 4.6 14% 4.9 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16