MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.53% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	59.8% 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 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '18 at 07:01
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	LCA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 51.9 2-Core 134 56% 91.5 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 446 44% 357 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 7% BFG(19F1 0DA3) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.53% Terrible	Lighting 11.7 Reflection 10.8 Parallax 4.16 10% 8.86 fps	MRender 9.33 Gravity 8.43 Splatting 7 7% 8.26 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.53% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: X412 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 64 19 14 17 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 310 Write 112 Mixed 120 SusWrite 31.3 31% 143 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 24 129% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 97.8 DQ Mixed 96.7 90% 143 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 69GB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 153 153 151 152 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 85.4 Write 85.3 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 150 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.6 220% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 97GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 124 123 117 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 109 Mixed 29 SusWrite 114 69% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.6 238% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 90%
Seagate ST3000VM002-1F316N 3TB 881 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 233GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 146 Write 143 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 91.7 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 150 150 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 115 Write 147 Mixed 133 SusWrite 150 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 386% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 206GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 31 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 24.8 Write 26 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 30.3 37% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 154% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 1x8GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 7.9 25% 8.67 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 7.7 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 40%

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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	961x
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	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16