MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	82.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	30.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '20 at 17:57
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 57.7 2-Core 135 56% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 266 31% 241 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E376) CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 96 Reflection 88.3 Parallax 156 78% 113 fps	MRender 88.4 Gravity 107 Splatting 127 90% 108 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 26 43 49 13 9.8 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.7% Below average	Read 203 Write 102 Mixed 85 SusWrite 71.6 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 18.9 4K Mixed 10.1 45% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 161 108% 123 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 102%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 103GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 92 98 73 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 128 Write 110 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 90.3 61% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 110GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 169 171 170 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 132 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 170 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 85GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 65.9 Write 51.2 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 54.2 42% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 67%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 19GB free Firmware: SD22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 77 78 75 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 58.4 Write 64 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 77.1 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF F3-1600C11-8GNT 99U5474-028.A00LF F3-1600C11-8GNT 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 44%

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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 $75Bench 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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16