MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.7% 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	50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '18 at 11:00
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 136 62% 99.4 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 418 41% 336 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8472) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Lighting 32.5 Reflection 29.2 Parallax 37.3 26% 33 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 32.8 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3205 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 807 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 49 (AE) Unknown 100 100 13 (B7) Unknown 100 100 25 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 58 180389281819 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (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 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 11737680399 (F7) Unknown 100 100 368564251 (F8) Unknown 100 100 174548089 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1265 (D2) Unknown 100 100 4	50.1% Above average	Read 313 Write 271 Mixed 153 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 12.1 65% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 54.3 DQ Mixed 12.9 17% 30.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 185GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 78 63 66521360 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 849 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 46709014 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3168 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 736 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 61 420479001 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 849 (C2) HDA temperature 25 10 42949672985 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 3 1 66521360 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -93475668227055 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16365711654 (F2) Unknown 100 253 24435470650	92.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 159 Mixed 54.9 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.24 81% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 112%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 116GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 99 0 (03) Spinup time 93 93 3040 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5244 (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 98 98 9233 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4301 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 99 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 5 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 86 63 235536398 (C2) HDA temperature 82 60 302645266 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 5124530 (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 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 99 3 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	48.4% Average	Read 84.3 Write 84.2 Mixed 51 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.37 83% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.7% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 18.3 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 72%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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