MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.5% 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	61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '17 at 11:16
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 65.3 2-Core 129 58% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 289 32% 249 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3033) 2GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 35.1 Parallax 46.8 32% 40.2 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 32.6 Splatting 39.5 29% 34.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 243 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 18 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 46 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 3 (F1) Unknown 99 99 366830655	61.5% Good	Read 326 Write 271 Mixed 239 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 21.2 98% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 34.8 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 21.3 26% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 124%
WD Green 750GB (2012) 1,474 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 199GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 137 132 4141 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 219 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11714 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 211 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 144 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 156 156 133448 (C2) HDA temperature 112 94 31 (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	46.4% Average	Read 76.8 Write 84.4 Mixed 63.1 56% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.23 88% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 68%
Excelstor Technology J9250S 250GB 1,876 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 78GB free Firmware: GM2OA52A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 140 (03) Spinup time 104 104 17192648903 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1997 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 134 28 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 67741 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1684 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2345 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2345 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 266288431139 (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 4774	34.3% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 63.5 Mixed 20.9 34% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.25 75% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML4GX3M1A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G CML4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.2% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 10.9 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9.6 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 40%

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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	223x
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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $257

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16