MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.5% 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	68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	24 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '18 at 00:58
Run Duration	516 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 59.1 2-Core 115 53% 84.7 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 273 30% 235 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.5% Below average	Lighting 39.5 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 37.3 32% 35.8 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 36.2 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A2A 250GB 5,131 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9272 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 192 (64) Unknown 100 100 4146098 (A8) Unknown 100 100 4 (A9) Unknown 94 94 74 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 27 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 11 (B2) Unknown 100 100 83 (B3) Unknown 100 100 333 (B4) Unknown 100 100 6547 (B8) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 26 0 51542229018 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C4) Reallocation count 253 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 99 1 2772 (D4) Unknown 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2798 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5301 (F2) Unknown 100 100 15908 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 1735012	68.3% Good	Read 467 Write 305 Mixed 330 81% 367 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 34.7 4K Mixed 22.6 87% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 78.7 DQ Mixed 25.5 39% 75.2 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Ultra Slim GD 2TB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 120 Mixed 81.2 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.21 4K Write 4.23 4K Mixed 0.53 188% 1.99 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 68%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 45639800 (03) Spinup time 98 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5297 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 19134071 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12194 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 270 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 56 453836826 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 46 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10550 (C2) HDA temperature 26 44 55834574874 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -112841675763400 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5374353926 (F2) Unknown 100 253 46940838653	87.5% Excellent	Read 118 Write 186 Mixed 145 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 5.35 4K Mixed 0.97 243% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	7.07% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 3.21 Mixed 10.5 12% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.85 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.14 81% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.07% Great: 17%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 2GB 1,256 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	6.54% Terrible	Read 27.1 Write 5.84 Mixed 7.99 13% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.56 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.01 21% 1.86 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.54% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.3% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 9.3 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 50%

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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	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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