MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.5% 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)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '17 at 19:00
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 136 61% 98.1 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 418 42% 340 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 63.6 59% 68.5 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 55.9 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 130 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 63 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 64 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 1 (F1) Unknown 99 99 608209212
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 145 137 9725 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4319 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15778 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3139 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1256 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 138 138 187572 (C2) HDA temperature 118 98 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 111 592 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	64.4% Good	Read 110 Write 114 Mixed 95.5 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.19 61% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 83%
Generic Flash Disk 1GB 2,763 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	5.2% Terrible	Read 16.6 Write 4.08 Mixed 6.35 9% 9.02 MB/s	4K Read 7.74 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 30% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.2% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.87 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 10 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.1% 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 $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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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