MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.8% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	May 31 '18 at 05:01
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 73.7 2-Core 129 59% 95.6 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 436 42% 343 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1236 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Lighting 58 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 78.3 47% 66.9 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 54.4 Splatting 52.2 46% 56.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY128HDHP-000 128GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6210 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 489 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 95 95 35 (AE) Unknown 99 99 48 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 935 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 43 244813987879 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 95 95 16043211 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4056 (F2) Unknown 99 99 2389 (F9) Unknown 99 99 4480	106% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 467 Mixed 491 109% 490 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 45 157% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 94.7 95% 155 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 113GB free Firmware: 80.0 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 176 172 2200 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2110 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 35867 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1918 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 291 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1818 (C2) HDA temperature 107 88 36 (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	90% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 128 Mixed 137 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.63 4K Mixed 0.28 105% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 109%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 86GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 175 5983 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7048 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 27924 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1619 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 197 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6850 (C2) HDA temperature 113 95 37 (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 3 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	72.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 112 Mixed 109 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.2 81% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 88%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 10,780 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 72GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 63 172867890 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 732 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 24010093 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3318 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 217 (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 66 61 639041570 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 830 (C2) HDA temperature 34 11 47244640290 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 4 1 172867890 (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 -131438884157285 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7344687789 (F2) Unknown 100 253 6489907308	67.8% Good	Read 126 Write 111 Mixed 98 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.26 78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.1 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 85%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $133	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