MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.6% 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	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '17 at 13:35
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 72.1 2-Core 143 61% 99.9 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 390 40% 324 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5850 15,020 User benchmarks, average bench 15% AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 21.5 Reflection 12.6 Parallax 21.5 18% 18.5 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 15.6 Splatting 16.2 12% 14.2 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST4000DM001-1FK17N 4TB 378 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1TB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 100 120675448 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 295 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 20618960 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 361 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 261 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 55 673447976 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3027 (C2) HDA temperature 40 45 98784247848 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 117 100 120675448 (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 9878424781040 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7105950728 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9188032410	8.76% Terrible	Read 108 Write 54.7 Mixed 12.6 13% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 2.91 4K Mixed 0.55 4% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.76% Great: 17%
Intel SSDSC2BW240A3H 240GB 393 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: LB3i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 132637180040635 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2041 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 161 (B7) Unknown 100 100 14 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 161 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 463501 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 47 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 463501 (F2) Unknown 100 100 417537 (F9) Unknown 100 100 18849	54.3% Above average	Read 308 Write 241 Mixed 243 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 14.3 84% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 36.9 DQ Write 85 DQ Mixed 15.1 25% 45.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 155GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 35799943 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12620 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 23268916 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5354 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4394 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BC) Unknown 100 1 545472515631 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 41 528971202601 (C2) HDA temperature 41 59 98784247849 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 32 24 35799943 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -73353746436243 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2077768481 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3844390063	44.2% Average	Read 86.8 Write 67.1 Mixed 14.5 41% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.34 83% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 CMX4GX3M1A1600C11 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.4% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 48%

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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	221x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	99x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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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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 $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