MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.8% 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	39.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '18 at 03:17
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	54%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 74.1 2-Core 141 64% 102 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 426 34% 296 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Device(0000 0000) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.8% Average	Lighting 45 Reflection 44.6 Parallax 59.1 37% 49.6 fps	MRender 48 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 64.4 49% 58.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 33GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H 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 100 100 207 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 94 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 474 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65543 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 52 (C2) HDA temperature 70 45 236223856670 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 391 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 349 (F2) Unknown 100 100 262 (F4) Unknown 100 100 1 (F5) Unknown 100 100 7 (F6) Unknown 100 100 114368	58.2% Above average	Read 356 Write 356 Mixed 271 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 12.3 68% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 25.3 DQ Write 70.7 DQ Mixed 14.5 21% 36.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 111%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1157 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3428 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 422 (64) Unknown 100 100 539424 (65) Unknown 100 100 117296 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 51 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 318 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 680 (B7) Unknown 100 100 5 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 32 100 236223463456 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1157 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 1157 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 972 (EA) Unknown 100 100 554 (F1) Unknown 100 100 820 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1159 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 1171	39.6% Below average	Read 312 Write 177 Mixed 106 43% 198 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 22.2 4K Mixed 7.23 52% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26.5 DQ Write 35.9 DQ Mixed 8.07 12% 23.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 218GB free Firmware: HP34 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 240167376 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1040 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 203168024 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5906 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 947 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2080096082 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 93 160 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 32 18267101986850 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 234 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3335 (C2) HDA temperature 34 68 12884901922 (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 200 163 86102	81.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 138 Mixed 77.2 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.22 65% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 138 Write 27.5 Mixed 77.9 87% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.77 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 1.32 132% 2.71 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.4% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 19.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 7.8 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 63%

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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	222x
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 $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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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