MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.3% 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	46.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 07:37
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 80.8 1-Core 62.2 2-Core 116 54% 86.3 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 333 33% 271 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 62.2 56% 66.9 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 59 53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 4023502 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 113850993093518 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1645 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 57 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 30 51 68722819102 (C2) HDA temperature 30 51 68722819102 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4023502 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4023502 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4023502 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 15844 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10598 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10598 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7095 (F4) Unknown 96 96 8519810	46.4% Average	Read 493 Write 110 Mixed 153 54% 252 MB/s	4K Read 8.31 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 10.5 57% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 7.39 24% 49.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 585GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 32982520 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 4084 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 19054993 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9555 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1635 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 55 605552676 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 25125 (C2) HDA temperature 36 45 68719476772 (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 -67765993991257 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2086434781 (F2) Unknown 100 253 80266968682	89.6% Excellent	Read 135 Write 176 Mixed 118 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 5.15 4K Mixed 0.75 210% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 112%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 262GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 177 5966 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4429 (05) Reallocated sector count 164 164 285 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 24 24 55975 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1778 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 196 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 901668 (C2) HDA temperature 115 98 35 (C4) Reallocation count 102 47 98 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 47 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 199 0	37.2% Below average	Read 79.2 Write 50.5 Mixed 33.6 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 0.16 4K Mixed 0.14 47% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 63%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 152 150 5375 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3759 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 5 5 69517 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1806 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 212 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1806 (C2) HDA temperature 106 93 41 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	24.5% Poor	Read 45.8 Write 39 Mixed 46.6 33% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 69%
MAXTOR S TM3320620A 320GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 54GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	14.7% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 30.9 Mixed 20.3 34% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.32 52% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04HAAA30-15 2x8GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.9% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 10.8 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 75%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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