MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	46% 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	47.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '18 at 15:55
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	PAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Memory 70.3 1-Core 24 2-Core 47.1 34% 47.1 Pts	4-Core 87.1 8-Core 150 14% 118 Pts	64-Core 149 9% 149 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46% Average	Lighting 52.3 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 69.7 43% 63.1 fps	MRender 74.7 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 57.6 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 8356032 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -8778913152899 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 90 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 33 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 37 40 98786869285 (C2) HDA temperature 37 40 98786869285 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8356032 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8356032 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8356032 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 323 (EA) Unknown 0 0 333 (F1) Unknown 0 0 333 (F2) Unknown 0 0 198 (F4) Unknown 100 100 1703954	47.1% Average	Read 440 Write 116 Mixed 171 52% 242 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 13.4 65% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 78.1 DQ Write 59.6 DQ Mixed 10.2 24% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 65 (03) Spinup time 151 151 17196581112 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8604 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11534 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2415 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 8656 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 8656 (C2) HDA temperature 136 136 206159675436 (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 200 200 0	93.7% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 153 Mixed 154 121% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.22 100% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	31.7% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 12.7 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 5.1 SC Mixed 7.8 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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