MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '18 at 14:41
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 117 56% 88 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 254 30% 229 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 57.4 Parallax 83 52% 68.2 fps	MRender 57.1 Gravity 51.8 Splatting 72.8 51% 60.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4267 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 876 (B1) Unknown 82 82 90 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 42 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 181 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17259032600	57.3% Above average	Read 457 Write 252 Mixed 258 71% 322 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 12.1 75% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32 DQ Write 52.8 DQ Mixed 20.3 22% 35 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 170 4241 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3813 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6058 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1896 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 362 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 32600 (C2) HDA temperature 122 101 25 (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	86.3% Excellent	Read 154 Write 147 Mixed 128 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.15 4K Mixed 0.28 102% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 387GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 103 99 2414720 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1915 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 36855243 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 39170 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 778 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 88 2589927474171 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 47 437846042 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 128 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5572 (C2) HDA temperature 26 53 68719476762 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 34 6 2414720 (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 -94699733903592 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4020061157 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1459707128	63.5% Good	Read 115 Write 105 Mixed 94 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 6.66 4K Mixed 0.61 222% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 75%
WDC WD10 EARS-00Z5B1 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 103GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 64.7 Write 69.5 Mixed 55.9 82% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 0.25 4K Mixed 0.13 14% 0.24 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G Nanya M2F8G64CB8HC9N-DI 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 800, 800 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.9% Poor	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 9.3 27% 9.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 9.2 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 44%

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Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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