MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.3% 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	87.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	17.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	18.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '18 at 04:10
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 132 58% 93.9 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 408 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.3% Below average	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 39.5 Parallax 26.8 29% 33.9 fps	MRender 56.7 Gravity 51 Splatting 73 51% 60.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 564GB free Firmware: P011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 54 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 35 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 12 (A3) Unknown 100 100 45 (A4) Unknown 100 100 1677 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 3 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 81273 (F2) Unknown 100 100 33791 (F5) Unknown 100 100 107328	76.3% Very good	Read 475 Write 335 Mixed 370 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 25 89% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 70.1 91% 162 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 105%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2021 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 374 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 69 (A3) Unknown 100 100 22 (A4) Unknown 100 100 53188 (A5) Unknown 100 100 99 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 49 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 25 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 36074 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 228747 (F2) Unknown 100 100 109942 (F5) Unknown 100 100 425504	87.9% Excellent	Read 485 Write 350 Mixed 397 91% 411 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 33.5 121% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 70.4 93% 169 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 103%
Initio INIC-3609 4TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free, PID 3940 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.6% Very poor	Read 30.6 Write 31.4 Mixed 9.54 29% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.17 65% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 176%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 667, 667, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.8% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 11.6 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 9.3 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 35%

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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	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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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