MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '17 at 13:53
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 123 60% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 287 32% 252 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% XFX(1682 7240) 2GB CLim: 600 MHz, MLim: 533 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	2.5% Terrible	Lighting 3.13 Reflection 2.62 Parallax 6.16 3% 3.97 fps	MRender 2.24 Gravity 4.67 Splatting 2.13 2% 3.01 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.5% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 460A 480GB-$300 523 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 54 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 145 (AB) Unknown 100 100 164628816 (AE) Unknown 100 100 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 2 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 544 (F2) Unknown 100 100 988 (F9) Unknown 100 100 19271143	74.8% Very good	Read 406 Write 440 Mixed 397 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 25.9 86% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 74 DQ Mixed 61.4 59% 93.8 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 108%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 427GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 90 90 3810 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 451 (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 100 100 490 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 421 (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 92 72 134545416 (C2) HDA temperature 86 71 235208718 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 128887 (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 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	53.2% Above average	Read 96.1 Write 89.2 Mixed 97.3 71% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.28 82% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 59%
USB 2.0 Flash Disk 2GB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.72% Terrible	Read 18.9 Write 5.29 Mixed 8.39 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.52 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 29% 2.52 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.72% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GB 1,328 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.3% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 59%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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