MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 22:29
Run Duration	496 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 133 60% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 380 38% 310 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 31% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 480GB-$249 173 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 145 132 132 118 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 112 Write 200 Mixed 168 SusWrite 139 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 17.1 52% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 57.9 DQ Mixed 69.5 56% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 41%
Samsung HD102UJ 1TB 534 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 872GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 112 112 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 118 Write 55.7 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 111 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 65%
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB 5,105 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 736GB free Firmware: MX15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 194 198 203 204 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 115 Write 10.9 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 195 61% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 59%
Maxtor OneTouch 250GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 51GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 17 17 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 26.4 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 16.3 30% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 15%
Seagate FreeAgent FW 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 2TB free, PID 3200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 29.4 Write 29.8 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 17.1 34% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. KHX1866C10D3/4G BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 933, 800, 933, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46.1% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 16.4 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.4 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 46%

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Gaming 23%

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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	964x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	168x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	150x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	142x

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	48x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

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