MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.4% 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	78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '18 at 17:07
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 65.3 2-Core 132 61% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 304 34% 265 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Asus(1043 048D) CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 42.3 28% 36 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 28.9 Splatting 36.6 26% 31.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 150 120GB-$89 1,360 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5708 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1945 (AB) Unknown 80 80 41055312 (AE) Unknown 100 100 44 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 251 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 92 92 92 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7744 (F2) Unknown 100 100 10068 (F9) Unknown 100 100 554691109	78.1% Very good	Read 502 Write 425 Mixed 447 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 25.9 98% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 23.1 DQ Write 66.8 DQ Mixed 15.6 20% 35.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 773GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 2308 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1190 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 932 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 475 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2241 (C2) HDA temperature 108 100 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	103% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 171 Mixed 167 132% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 2.83 4K Mixed 0.36 137% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 409GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 28.3 Write 29.6 Mixed 17 31% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.33 63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 22%
WD 2500BMV External 250GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 58GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 29.6 Write 29.9 Mixed 10.7 28% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.25 62% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 17.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 13 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 62%

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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 $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 $15	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