MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	46% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '17 at 15:35
Run Duration	105 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 620 5,981 User benchmarks, average bench 44% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Memory 73.2 1-Core 37.3 2-Core 76.9 42% 62.5 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 147 20% 146 Pts	64-Core 145 9% 145 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -127431678774416 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1770 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1770 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 104 104 8720989 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1770 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 173064 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 57 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 173064 (F2) Unknown 100 100 235101 (F9) Unknown 100 100 5332	46% Average	Read 301 Write 145 Mixed 189 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 12.3 76% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 96.7 DQ Mixed 11.6 24% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38 10,520 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 209GB free Firmware: 3.AER Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2700 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 16 (07) Seek error rate 57 38 5025627659257 (09) Power-on hours count 49 49 44903 (0A) Spinup retry count 99 99 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1829 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 39 555614241 (C2) HDA temperature 33 61 68719476769 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 72 59 10435343 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	27.7% Poor	Read 43.7 Write 52.6 Mixed 24.1 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.88 4K Mixed 0.16 47% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/2GX 9905402-413.A00LF 99U5403-046.A00LF 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 800, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.3% Poor	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 10.5 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.5 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 94.2 42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 30%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	222x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	100x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	78x

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 $51Bench 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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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $260

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16