MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.5% 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	50.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '17 at 21:58
Run Duration	484 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 51.5 2-Core 96.4 48% 74.5 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 283 29% 234 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Device(0000 0000) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.5% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 65.9 Parallax 58.3 52% 62.5 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 66.3 54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 120GB-$91 661 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT43B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2749 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 685 (B1) Unknown 96 96 39 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 34 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 273 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13669654024	50.4% Above average	Read 359 Write 226 Mixed 240 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 13.1 65% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 89 DQ Write 50.5 DQ Mixed 30.2 33% 56.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 104%
Asmedia AS2115 60GB 17GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.2% Poor	Read 145 Write 53.7 Mixed 50.4 18% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 25.3 4K Mixed 8.57 47% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 61.2 DQ Write 46.9 DQ Mixed 20.7 24% 42.9 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 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 119 99 232216544 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8818 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 4311876689 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12566 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4682 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 1 5102499005629 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 40 10321512431653 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 4200 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8859 (C2) HDA temperature 37 60 51539607589 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -52999896420609 (F1) Unknown 100 253 18735218178 (F2) Unknown 100 253 29720234092
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2291 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3312 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14021 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2311 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 654 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2657 (C2) HDA temperature 104 91 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	91.3% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 146 Mixed 126 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.31 4K Mixed 0.31 124% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 718GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 132 120 6383 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7203 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 28840 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5110 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 904 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 123 123 232057 (C2) HDA temperature 112 96 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 198 192 367 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 193 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4 (C8) Write error rate 200 188 0	47.2% Average	Read 87 Write 77.4 Mixed 81.7 62% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 0.97 4K Mixed 0.15 57% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 57%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 471GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 116 (03) Spinup time 124 124 38686425526 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 9077 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 33 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 29362 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 5374 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 9417 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 9417 (C2) HDA temperature 136 136 261993857068 (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 3	43.2% Average	Read 101 Write 49.1 Mixed 22.9 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.36 97% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 61%
Samsung HD502JI 500GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 466GB free Firmware: 1AA01111 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 83 83 5850 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 577 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9417 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 574 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 53 638517282 (C2) HDA temperature 64 52 9262006308 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1339 (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 13 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	40.7% Average	Read 67.9 Write 73.7 Mixed 40 45% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.41 106% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 41%
Asmedia AS2115 128GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 113GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 19% Great: 19%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 71GB free Firmware: 07.01D07 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 181 161 1908 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6646 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 35059 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6505 (BE) vendor-specific 71 41 29 (C2) HDA temperature 114 84 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 19 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0
Poor: 8% Great: 33%
SAMSUNG HD322HJ 320GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 296GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 16.3 Write 13.5 Mixed 14.8 19% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 2.28 4K Mixed 0.47 96% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 Adata AM2U139C4P2-S01S CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 Adata AM2U139C4P2-S01S 16GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.1% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 13.5 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 10.4 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 16%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	222x
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 $38Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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