MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.95% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	47% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '18 at 04:29
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 126 58% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 308 35% 275 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% XFX(1682 7240) 2GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.11.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.95% Terrible	Lighting 7.3 Reflection 8.81 Parallax 9.03 6% 8.38 fps	MRender 7.14 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 8.09 6% 7.18 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.95% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 68 45 46 78 56 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47% Average	Read 261 Write 267 Mixed 241 SusWrite 71 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 27.3 95% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 90.1 DQ Mixed 35.3 34% 50.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 91%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 138GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 10 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 21.9 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 10.5 15% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.47% Terrible	Read 21.6 Write 24.4 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 10.1 15% 20.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.4 129% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 9.47% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 266GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 111 112 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 111 Write 91.9 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 111 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 114%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 27GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 78.9 Write 73.6 Mixed 70.6 95% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.7 96% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 33%
BUFFALO HD-LXU3 3TB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 637GB free, PID 01f7 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 28.9 Write 23.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 10.3 28% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. Samsung M378B1G73EB0-YK0 32GB 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.2% Average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 18.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns

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

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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 $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 $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