MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.8% 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	63.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '20 at 12:19
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 73.2 1-Core 43.6 2-Core 121 48% 79.2 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 300 34% 264 Pts	64-Core 325 20% 325 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8626) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Lighting 38.3 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 36.7 31% 35 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 35.5 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 158 139 146 148 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 367 Write 243 Mixed 248 SusWrite 151 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 26.8 92% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 230 176% 242 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 32 32 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 32.2 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 32.5 25% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$59 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 731GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 93 94 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 78.8 Write 79.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 92.4 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 93GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 63 63 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 70.5 Write 62.2 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 62.2 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1 161% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 345GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 84 85 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 78 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 83.5 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 67%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 25 23 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 29 Write 26 Mixed 24 SusWrite 24.7 35% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 45%
WDC WD10 EARS-22Y5B1 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 101GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	5.5% Terrible	Read 25.8 Write 17.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 3.3 19% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.5% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL10-10-10 D3-1866 2x8GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 94.3 42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 71%

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Gaming 23%

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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	963x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	150x
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	48x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16