MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 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 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	25.5% 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	53.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '18 at 15:00
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	42.1% Average	Memory 68.6 1-Core 23 2-Core 46.1 33% 45.9 Pts	4-Core 86.8 8-Core 147 14% 117 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% MSI(1462 3140) CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.5% Poor	Lighting 26.8 Reflection 35.5 Parallax 50.2 22% 37.5 fps	MRender 48.6 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 35 32% 40.6 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 215 100 1239 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2078 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2263 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2315 (A9) Unknown 100 100 25 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2291 (AE) Unknown 100 100 151 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 100 231928234014 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 76 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 445725 (F1) Unknown 253 253 6489 (F2) Unknown 253 253 9009	53.9% Above average	Read 439 Write 338 Mixed 400 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 3.77 48% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 52.7 DQ Write 57.6 DQ Mixed 3.85 17% 38.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 86%
Toshiba MK3265GSX H 320GB 991 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 74GB free Firmware: GJ001Q Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1270 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 5839 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 8721 (0A) Spinup retry count 216 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5616 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 120 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 563 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 78 78 221503 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 193274118165 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 93 (DE) Loaded hours 90 90 4349 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 247 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	31.3% Below average	Read 41.4 Write 67.3 Mixed 37.5 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.31 75% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 1x4GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	25% Poor	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 7.1 25% 8.63 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 6.8 16% 5.7 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 33%

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

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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 $57Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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