MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 41.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	19.9% 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	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	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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 15 '17 at 02:40
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (46^th 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 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Memory 69.9 1-Core 23.6 2-Core 44.8 34% 46.1 Pts	4-Core 80.6 8-Core 104 12% 92.4 Pts	64-Core 109 7% 109 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.4 Reflection 30 Parallax 48.7 16% 32.7 fps	MRender 30.1 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 38.5 28% 33.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 617GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 93 0 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1708 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 56797889639 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 33735 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1738 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 46 46 54 (BC) Unknown 100 93 4295033610 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 50 487915549 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 480 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1745 (C2) HDA temperature 29 50 60129542173 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 9 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 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -58012123233306 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1403294086 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1912718408	52.9% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 87.1 Mixed 84.9 68% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 0.85 4K Mixed 0.46 89% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 75%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 232GB free Firmware: 3.AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7132 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 861004175 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 24657 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 99 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4868 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 26413 (BD) vendor-specific 92 92 8 (BE) vendor-specific 74 46 906821658 (C2) HDA temperature 26 54 55834574874 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 89 53 211190649 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 65 640 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	52.7% Above average	Read 85.7 Write 98 Mixed 97.6 71% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.39 95% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 53%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 223GB free Firmware: 3.AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 88 46907585 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13630 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 9 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 620378124 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 16729 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3808 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 1010 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 48 454688795 (C2) HDA temperature 27 52 47244640283 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 78 61 228017094 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 15 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 252 1	52.6% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 92 Mixed 91.3 69% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.39 93% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 99U5471-020.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/8GX 99U5471-020.A00LF 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.3% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 12.6 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 7.4 17% 5.87 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 63%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16