MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 9 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 12:34
Run Duration	343 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 142 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 408 42% 340 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 89 Reflection 125 Parallax 108 72% 108 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 110 107% 122 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$123 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: O122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 506 Write 387 Mixed 342 91% 412 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 43.6 149% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 186 153% 219 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 114%
Adata SU 800 512GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 32GB free Firmware: R042 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 432 434 445 446 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 450 Mixed 441 SusWrite 430 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 51 169% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 226 176% 243 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 245GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 440 448 455 455 314 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 459 Mixed 448 SusWrite 416 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 55.4 185% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 72.1 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 1.2 47% 107 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$54 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 121GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 79 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 98.1 Write 97.6 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 79.7 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 6,948 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 17.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 71%

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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 $269	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 $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 $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