MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.2% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2036 x 1273 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '17 at 08:06
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 137 61% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 228 30% 225 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 62.8 49% 61.8 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 56.3 Splatting 50.3 47% 58.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: 77.04D77 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 4 (03) Spinup time 179 171 7016 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4626 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11143 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4583 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 113 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 180 180 60491 (C2) HDA temperature 117 99 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	50% Average	Read 94.2 Write 79.9 Mixed 24 48% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.24 78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 57%
Toshiba MK2035GSS 200GB-$285 1,108 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 186GB free Firmware: DK022A Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^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 1062 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 289 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 721 (0A) Spinup retry count 105 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 273 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 16 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 5070 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 197569544215 (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 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 75 (DE) Loaded hours 99 99 430 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 332 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	21.5% Poor	Read 37 Write 37.5 Mixed 20.1 23% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.23 62% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 81GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 89 3580 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 693 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1334 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 10 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 516 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 5 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 54 210454577178 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 12153 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 10 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 10451	44.3% Average	Read 75.3 Write 78.9 Mixed 30.7 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.19 65% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 59%

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 @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 62%

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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 $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 $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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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