MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	84.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 8 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 17:22
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 131 58% 93.9 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 381 38% 308 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.3% Excellent	Lighting 97 Reflection 138 Parallax 129 79% 121 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 131 Splatting 105 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 128GB free Firmware: 506A SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 212 220 215 216 213 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 412 Write 232 Mixed 264 SusWrite 216 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 36.1 123% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 166 148% 226 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 94%
WDC WDS1 00T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 827GB free (System drive) Firmware: X611 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 320 336 337 363 384 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 336 Write 338 Mixed 308 SusWrite 346 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 35.3 133% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 236 183% 252 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 277GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 78 64 76 59 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 174 Write 147 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 76.9 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 145GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 75 76 75 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 73.8 Write 72.5 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 75.2 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 59%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 171GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 97 96 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 87.3 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 96.2 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 241GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.73% Terrible	Read 0.3 Write 0.3 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 0.1 0% 0.25 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 14% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 0.73% Great: 59%
WD 20EADS External 2TB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 205GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.09% Terrible	Read 0.5 Write 0.3 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 0.1 0% 0.3 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 0.09% Great: 20%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 232GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.03% Terrible	Read 0.3 Write 0.3 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 0.1 0% 0.25 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 18% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 1.03% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 3.5TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.73% Terrible	Read 0.3 Write 0.3 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 0.1 0% 0.25 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 14% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 0.73% Great: 76%
ST1000DM 003-1CH162 1TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 105GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	0.73% Terrible	Read 0.3 Write 0.3 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 0.1 0% 0.25 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 14% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 0.73% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.1% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 72%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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) $30	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