MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52% 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	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.

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '19 at 20:39
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 71.7 1-Core 61.9 2-Core 108 50% 80.5 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 314 33% 266 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Asus(1043 04DD) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 57.6 Parallax 75.5 52% 65.6 fps	MRender 57.2 Gravity 55.7 Splatting 74.6 52% 62.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 329 Write 356 Mixed 242 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 27.4 96% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 35 34% 51 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 106%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 24GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 225 162 136 128 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 403 Write 371 Mixed 363 SusWrite 180 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 37.6 119% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 39.4 DQ Write 92.4 DQ Mixed 52.9 44% 61.6 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 129%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 441GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 71 85 82 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 88.3 Write 52 Mixed 49 SusWrite 77.9 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 58%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 115GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 68 70 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 102 Write 92 Mixed 74 SusWrite 68.7 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 338GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 106 106 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 118 Write 107 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 106 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1600EL Series F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1600EL Series 12GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 800, 533, 800, 533 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 10.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 8.4 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 97.5 41% 97.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 43%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

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	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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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