MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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	1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '17 at 22:06
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X2 560 1,794 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.55 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Memory 92.4 1-Core 52.4 2-Core 102 54% 82.4 Pts	4-Core 103 8-Core 104 14% 103 Pts	64-Core 106 6% 106 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Gainward(10B0 0401) 1GB CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.18% Terrible	Lighting 9.53 Reflection 11.2 Parallax 7.97 8% 9.58 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 9.8 Splatting 10.7 9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.18% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 151 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 312 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 16 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 52 206159872033 (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 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3948876925 (F7) Unknown 100 100 123925717 (F8) Unknown 100 100 55563356 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1260 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	53.8% Above average	Read 348 Write 286 Mixed 239 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 11.9 70% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 24.6 DQ Write 65.6 DQ Mixed 12.8 19% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 95%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 918GB free Firmware: 04.05G11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 236 233 10166 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 814 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 575 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 468 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 763 (C2) HDA temperature 118 113 34 (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 12	47.8% Average	Read 85.8 Write 80.1 Mixed 69.1 59% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.54 4K Mixed 0.37 121% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 86%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 414GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 99 (03) Spinup time 121 121 25790316858 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8367 (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 11327 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 6028 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 8368 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 8368 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 223339479073 (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 11	62% Good	Read 104 Write 112 Mixed 79.3 74% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.35 90% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL25664BN1337.16FF 2x2GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.6% Poor	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 8.2 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 7.5 18% 6.33 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 49%

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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