MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '17 at 09:26
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	93%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 54.2 2-Core 105 54% 82.3 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 226 27% 209 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Lighting 34.7 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 40.1 28% 35.4 fps	MRender 43 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 35.8 33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150 10,092 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 216GB free Firmware: JPFOA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 126 126 131 (03) Spinup time 118 118 12897681600 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6143 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8440 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2443 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6156 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6156 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 201864511520 (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	47.2% Average	Read 76.6 Write 87.8 Mixed 8.85 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.35 90% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 50%
Excelstor Technology J9250S 250GB 1,876 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: GM2OA52A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 112 112 12896436413 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4306 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 144 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13254 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4227 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4306 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4306 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 227634118689 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	44.1% Average	Read 75.4 Write 78.1 Mixed 47.3 50% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.35 90% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 50%
WD WD1200BEVS-60UST0 120GB 3,683 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 22GB free Firmware: 01.06M01 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 190 189 1458 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2534 (05) Reallocated sector count 191 191 65 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1976 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1639 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1585 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 183 183 52465 (C2) HDA temperature 118 99 29 (C4) Reallocation count 197 197 3 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	20.7% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 36.2 Mixed 25.6 24% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.31 82% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 29%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 841GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 101 Write 105 Mixed 21.9 90% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.22 68% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.8% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11.9 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 64%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) - $72

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	221x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	99x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	77x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	28x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	14x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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