MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.1% 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	45.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 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	Nov 03 '17 at 16:20
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 63 2-Core 127 55% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 301 33% 259 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 40.9 38% 44.5 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 37 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 120GB 1,888 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3781 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 589 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 195 195 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 69 (C2) HDA temperature 69 46 231929348127	45.8% Average	Read 377 Write 203 Mixed 158 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 27.8 4K Mixed 7.02 59% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 47.2 DQ Mixed 8.33 15% 28.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3200826AS 200GB 2,004 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 10GB free Firmware: 3.03 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 60 56 163400471 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4635 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 753289199 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12114 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4937 (C2) HDA temperature 37 54 60129542181 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 60 56 163400471 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	20.3% Poor	Read 33.5 Write 37.1 Mixed 20 22% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 0.78 4K Mixed 0.26 59% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 37%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 7GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 68693152 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1717 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 425913494 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10169 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 67 67 34476 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 24 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 48 589365283 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 248 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 33670 (C2) HDA temperature 35 52 64424509475 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 5 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -61241938664843 (F1) Unknown 100 253 79427391465 (F2) Unknown 100 253 131995573816	71.2% Very good	Read 153 Write 94.9 Mixed 79.6 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.2 66% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-173.A00LF 9905403-173.A00LF BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 667, 667, 667, 800 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15.4 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.1 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 44%

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Gaming 21%

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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 $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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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