MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.74% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '20 at 11:49
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 68.7 2-Core 132 59% 95.5 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 275 32% 246 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 048F) 2GB CLim: 1188 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	8.74% Terrible	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 33 Parallax 38.6 0% 23.9 fps	MRender 29.8 Gravity 27.6 Splatting 35 26% 30.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 8.74% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 578GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 123 115 126 129 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 123 Write 124 Mixed 96.4 SusWrite 122 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 453GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 124 126 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 125 Write 122 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 124 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 70%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB 12,066 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 3.1 3.4 2.9 2.6 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	2.3% Terrible	Read 4.7 Write 2.3 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 3.2 5% 3.75 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.3% Great: 8%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 521GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 25 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 25.1 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 24.3 35% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 800, 667 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.5% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 15.4 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 49%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16