MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.3% 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	57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1776 x 1000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '16 at 23:57
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (54^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, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 118 58% 92 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 437 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 0432) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1035.1001 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Lighting 35.8 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 46.8 29% 38.4 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 30 Splatting 37.2 27% 31.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Esa3smd2 HSLB120GB 120GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: N112 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2590 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 654 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 131 (A3) Unknown 100 100 15 (A4) Unknown 100 100 45531 (A5) Unknown 100 100 98 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 43 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 128 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 5563 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 68602 (F2) Unknown 100 100 122888 (F5) Unknown 100 100 182124	57.3% Above average	Read 495 Write 270 Mixed 341 81% 369 MB/s	4K Read 8.65 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 12.8 35% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 67.5 92% 168 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 92%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 371GB free Firmware: 15.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 141 140 3908 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3394 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12983 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2338 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 338 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3055 (C2) HDA temperature 114 93 29 (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 11 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	64.6% Good	Read 119 Write 107 Mixed 112 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 69%
Samsung HD322GJ 320GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 281GB free Firmware: 1AR1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 83 74 5434 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 877 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7868 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 793 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 156 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 54 197569085470 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 41 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 932	64.7% Good	Read 109 Write 116 Mixed 105 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.41 112% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 81%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 418GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 30.5 Mixed 14.9 31% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.27 55% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB 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	45.3% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.2 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 86%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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