MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 41.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	25.1% 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% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '16 at 03:21
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.1% Average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 20.9 2-Core 38.2 32% 42.1 Pts	4-Core 83.7 8-Core 150 14% 117 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7990 (CrossFire Disabled) 1,161 User benchmarks, average bench 34% AMD(1002 0B2A) 3GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1035.1001 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 27.6 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 57 22% 38 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 44 Splatting 37.3 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 37%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 97719096827418 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3313 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3309 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3309 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 673785 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 49 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 673785 (F2) Unknown 100 100 666316 (F9) Unknown 100 100 23560	53% Above average	Read 483 Write 202 Mixed 216 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 13.7 63% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 63 DQ Write 44.1 DQ Mixed 11.1 20% 39.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 95%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 104GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 169 4200 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6037 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6215 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2078 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 639 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 180 180 61508 (C2) HDA temperature 117 100 30 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60.7% Good	Read 117 Write 94.1 Mixed 85.9 74% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.19 92% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 96GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 193 174 6350 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5389 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15920 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3646 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1256 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 137 137 191671 (C2) HDA temperature 115 95 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 16 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 2	36.1% Below average	Read 61.8 Write 63.9 Mixed 58 46% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.21 67% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.9% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 12.8 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.1 SC Mixed 8.8 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 84%

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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 $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