MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.2% 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	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	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 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '17 at 04:10
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 130 58% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 369 38% 303 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 2370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 60.2 51% 62.7 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 58.1 Splatting 54.3 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 84 64 226483807 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 54 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 4299514559 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -8495445311406 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 54 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 62 538181664 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 5 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 289 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 77309411360 (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 -5214090297263 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2432666390 (F2) Unknown 100 253 257925844 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	57.1% Above average	Read 98 Write 101 Mixed 74 68% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.09 88% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 71%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 376GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 64 121896427 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 269 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 14548702 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 43014097470738 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 196 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 53 622067748 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 12605 (C2) HDA temperature 36 47 64424509476 (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 49344879264203 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6461635027 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3199342536 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	34.4% Below average	Read 52.6 Write 67.4 Mixed 61.6 46% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.03 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.01 24% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 16.9 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 90%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $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 $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