MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.3% 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	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	13.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 19:53
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 63.6 2-Core 122 59% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 269 31% 244 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 46.4 31% 39.7 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 39.2 29% 34.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75 5,451 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 118 164 141 134 149 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.1% Above average	Read 246 Write 182 Mixed 200 SusWrite 141 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 34.4 118% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 95.4 DQ Mixed 40.9 38% 56.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 87%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 268GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 134 134 131 137 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.1% Above average	Read 257 Write 222 Mixed 247 SusWrite 134 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 29.4 100% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 89.7 DQ Mixed 34.6 33% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 158GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 136 136 135 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 115 Write 108 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 136 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 134 134 131 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 136 Write 127 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 133 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 1x8GB 974 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	30.3% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.9 22% 7.53 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 35%

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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	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