MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	43% 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	51.7% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 23:07
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 37.1 2-Core 73 42% 62.2 Pts	4-Core 131 8-Core 217 21% 174 Pts	64-Core 220 14% 220 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43% Average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 87.2 39% 65.3 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 55.2 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st 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 25 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 63 158915035164 (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 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 700901748 (F7) Unknown 100 100 21919491 (F8) Unknown 100 100 965705 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1946 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	51.7% Above average	Read 397 Write 315 Mixed 313 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 9.55 53% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 20 DQ Write 30.5 DQ Mixed 18.7 16% 23.1 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 807GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 109669272 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 921 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 311833572 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10046 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 890 (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 74 49 537919514 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 119 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9946 (C2) HDA temperature 26 51 38654705690 (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 -87132001523949 (F1) Unknown 100 253 49249197260 (F2) Unknown 100 253 509283542762	106% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 179 Mixed 173 136% 181 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.2 90% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 28.3 Mixed 23.8 34% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.21 70% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	41.3% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 15.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 9.6 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 69%

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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