MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	43.3% 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	27.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '22 at 19:04
Run Duration	352 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Memory 60.6 1-Core 23.5 2-Core 46 31% 43.4 Pts	4-Core 84.6 8-Core 126 13% 105 Pts	64-Core 128 8% 128 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.3% Average	Lighting 50.1 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 90.8 41% 61.8 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 46.3 48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 250GB SSD 2,686 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 114 108 110 57 42 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.5% Poor	Read 176 Write 112 Mixed 112 SusWrite 84.3 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 11.7 47% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 16 DQ Write 23.6 DQ Mixed 17.7 14% 19.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 105%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 103GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 114 108 111 57 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 294 Write 182 Mixed 213 SusWrite 84.6 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 28.7 4K Mixed 21 68% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 28.4 DQ Write 55.2 DQ Mixed 34 28% 39.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 85%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 216GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 105 111 113 113 112 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 71.3 Write 74.6 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 111 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Game Drive Xbox 8TB 760 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 300GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9.1 9 9 9 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 25.3 Write 26 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 9.1 16% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.4 141% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 93%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.4 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 25.1 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 8.5 26% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 59%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 34GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	8.42% Terrible	Read 25.7 Write 16.4 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 8.3 23% 18 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.42% Great: 20%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 388GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 25.1 Write 24 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 8.3 26% 19.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992104 (997104) 992104 (997104) F3-1866C10-8GSR F3-1866C10-8GSR 32GB 800, 800, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.4% Poor	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 11.9 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 7.9 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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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 $178	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