MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	34.5% 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	67.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	15.1 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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)	41.5% Average	Memory 66.1 1-Core 24.6 2-Core 48.8 33% 46.5 Pts	4-Core 94.2 8-Core 148 15% 121 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Asus(1043 04DD) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.5% Below average	Lighting 29.5 Reflection 38 Parallax 82.7 24% 50.1 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 78.3 55% 65.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th 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 0 (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 100 100 5798 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1633 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 573 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2818162 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 7471147 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 141 (C2) HDA temperature 69 57 184684576799 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 8892 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5612 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3860 (F4) Unknown 100 100 43 (F5) Unknown 100 100 114 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2956672	67.7% Good	Read 480 Write 452 Mixed 465 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 33.6 4K Mixed 13.2 63% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 55 DQ Write 40.1 DQ Mixed 13.9 20% 36.3 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 111%
WD Red 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$151 1,952 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 548GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 175 2141 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1711 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5801 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1622 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 136 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10915 (C2) HDA temperature 119 107 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	56.2% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 96.4 Mixed 95.8 73% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.21 61% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 384GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 90.6 Write 95.5 Mixed 73 110% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.17 58% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F8G64CB8HB5N-DI Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 20GB 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.3% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 12.9 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 7.3 18% 6.23 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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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

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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