MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.2% 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)
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '18 at 18:32
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 125 60% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 333 37% 293 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1596 MHz, MLim: 1806 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 59.1 55% 64.2 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 62.4 56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 659GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 99 196608 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 131 131 12897222818 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2326 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8382 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2292 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2327 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2327 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 214749085728 (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 200 200 0
Poor: 47% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 470GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 63 221751653 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 468 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 57 8596430114 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 664 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 264 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 538640416 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 470 (C2) HDA temperature 32 10 42949672992 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 3 1 221751653 (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 66425964200554 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3011027483 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2782587295	87.5% Excellent	Read 162 Write 143 Mixed 150 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.26 98% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-001.A01LF Team-Elite-1600 10GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 667, 800 MHz 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.7% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.17 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 8.9 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 33%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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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 $175Bench 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 $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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