MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.85% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '16 at 05:28
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 970 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 51.6 2-Core 99.4 52% 79.2 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 201 26% 199 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce 6800 XT 98 User benchmarks, average bench 0% XFX(1682 2177) 256MB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.908 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.27% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 0.73 Parallax 0.22 0% 0.48 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.27% Great: 1%
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.908 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	9.85% Terrible	Lighting 11 Reflection 13.7 Parallax 9.81 9% 11.5 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 12.4 Splatting 15.9 12% 13.8 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.85% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 295GB free (System drive) Firmware: X411 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 10 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1048584 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 77 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 649 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 65 279174381603 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 8589934594 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 141 (EA) Unknown 100 100 184 (F1) Unknown 253 253 177 (F2) Unknown 253 253 34 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	58.7% Above average	Read 319 Write 231 Mixed 200 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 16.6 74% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 37.6 76% 157 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 108%
WD WD75 00AARS-00Y5B 750GB 3,011 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 491GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 133 126 6341 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1662 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 32250 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 195 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 28 28 518458 (C2) HDA temperature 117 99 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	48.7% Average	Read 96.3 Write 73.5 Mixed 75.8 62% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 0.34 4K Mixed 0.16 47% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 58%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 233GB free Firmware: 10.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 214 182 4275 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2167 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 7 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 42 42 43058 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 940 (BE) vendor-specific 58 35 42 (C2) HDA temperature 108 85 42 (C4) Reallocation count 197 197 3 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	34.7% Below average	Read 59.4 Write 61 Mixed 58.1 45% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.42 110% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 35%
Seagate Wireless Plus 2TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID a314 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 106 Write 120 Mixed 109 146% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB 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	34% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 13.1 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9.1 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 63%

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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	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16