MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24.3% 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	49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '18 at 02:40
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 133 62% 99 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 374 38% 305 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E344) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Lighting 29 Reflection 32 Parallax 37.5 24% 32.9 fps	MRender 31 Gravity 26.6 Splatting 34.4 26% 30.7 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 145 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 67 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 10 (AA) Unknown 100 100 12 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131079 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 70 69 133145296926 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 226 (F1) Unknown 100 100 248 (F2) Unknown 100 100 269 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2 (F5) Unknown 100 100 7 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13560	49.3% Average	Read 371 Write 254 Mixed 219 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 4.24 48% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 93.9 DQ Mixed 7.18 37% 86.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 770GB free Firmware: CC61 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 172883368 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1443 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 109409355 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3448 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1358 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 92 332 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 66 454361114 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 94 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1446 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 60129542170 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 173 7872 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -47717086655059 (F1) Unknown 100 253 18322060015 (F2) Unknown 100 253 254164645009	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 169 Mixed 171 130% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.24 89% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown EWB4GB681CA3-16IC PSD34G16002 Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.3% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 42%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $175Bench 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

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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