MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 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	Jun 08 '18 at 17:42
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 76.4 2-Core 148 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 339 39% 304 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.2% 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: 18.5.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 63.7 Reflection 57 Parallax 72.7 52% 64.4 fps	Gravity 4.27 Splatting 5.61 4% 4.94 fps
Poor: 41% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5796 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1551 (B1) Unknown 79 79 103 (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 65 42 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 239 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22411948767	66% Good	Read 460 Write 255 Mixed 264 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 16 93% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 40.6 49% 86.2 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 170 4291 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5719 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7582 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2474 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 422 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 186 186 43950 (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	81.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 131 Mixed 129 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.29 4K Mixed 0.22 104% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 385GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 1032 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3648 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 50444328 (09) Power-on hours count 54 54 40569 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1358 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 88 2598517539847 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 47 437780506 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 182 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7576 (C2) HDA temperature 26 53 64424509466 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 18 6 1032 (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 -137499083007262 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1241236908 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1777345694	51% Above average	Read 91 Write 84.7 Mixed 78.4 64% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 6.61 4K Mixed 0.56 216% 2.64 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 75%
WDC WD10 EARS-00Z5B1 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 70GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 68.3 Write 69.9 Mixed 62.1 86% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.14 68% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.8% 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	44% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.4 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 44%

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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	961x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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