MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.1% 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	53.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '17 at 01:01
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 65.6 2-Core 136 60% 97 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 352 36% 291 Pts	64-Core 122 8% 122 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 84.7 52% 69.3 fps	MRender 57.7 Gravity 52.6 Splatting 73.7 51% 61.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4550 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 930 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 6 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 196 196 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 120 (C2) HDA temperature 62 49 219044380710 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	53.6% Above average	Read 478 Write 252 Mixed 363 80% 364 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 11.8 60% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 18 DQ Write 34.8 DQ Mixed 14.1 14% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 133GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 208572328 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1329 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 29267234 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4499 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 930 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 14 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 52 656080931 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 26 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 78 78 45161 (C2) HDA temperature 35 48 60129542179 (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 54833847470578 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16609493624 (F2) Unknown 100 253 227729235071	80.3% Excellent	Read 152 Write 128 Mixed 130 103% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.2 85% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 106GB free Firmware: 0502 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 61.9 Write 78.7 Mixed 50.3 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.24 72% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 12.7 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 7.6 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 63%

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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 $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 $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 $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