MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 14 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '18 at 19:44
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 115 58% 90.3 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 348 34% 282 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435 6,727 User benchmarks, average bench 36% AMD(1002 3000) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Lighting 50.6 Reflection 33.2 Parallax 63.2 41% 49 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 49.5 Splatting 42 34% 41 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS545016B9A300 160GB-$30 3,506 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 134GB free Firmware: PBBOC60F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 90 90 2949138 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 209 209 60129542145 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 20075 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 2700 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1578 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 100 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 49034 (C2) HDA temperature 189 189 206158692381 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 82 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 22 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	32.9% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 58.7 Mixed 53 42% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.26 70% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 34%
MD02500-ALDW-RO 250GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 147 145 3625 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4265 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5360 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1834 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 449 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21797 (C2) HDA temperature 110 101 33 (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	30% Below average	Read 53.6 Write 50.8 Mixed 52.4 39% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.21 72% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F8G64CB8HB5N-CG F3-12800CL9-2GBRL F3-12800CL9-2GBRL F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 14GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 667, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.4% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 10.4 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 37%

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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	413x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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