MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.95% 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	63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '17 at 14:08
Run Duration	916 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 130 60% 96.3 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 394 40% 326 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7750 22,655 User benchmarks, average bench 8% PwrHis(1787 2318) 1GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	8.95% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 13.5 Parallax 13.6 8% 12.4 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 9.07 Splatting 16.1 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.95% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gamer 120MG100-A1 120GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^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 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2529 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1486 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 561 (A9) Unknown 100 100 2097161 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 1 1 4308729938 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2032 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 102 (C2) HDA temperature 60 60 257700003880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 10 10 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 47104975872 (EA) Unknown 100 100 81114130688 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 17233126145 (F2) Unknown 100 100 11891716230	63.3% Good	Read 284 Write 341 Mixed 272 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 18.8 96% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 27.5 DQ Write 89.7 DQ Mixed 19 26% 45.4 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 97GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 143035581 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3102 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 4305545789 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3933 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2006 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 93 103080787996 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 48 471531548 (C2) HDA temperature 28 52 90194313244 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 3 143035581 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 195 41297 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -73757473364548 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3974179428 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3661680671	45.8% Average	Read 80.1 Write 79.4 Mixed 71 58% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.33 78% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 70%
Samsung HM321HI 320GB-$90 12,451 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 18GB free Firmware: 2AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 1 1 182856 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 93 84 2248 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3342 (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 3869 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2357 (BF) G-sense error rate 96 96 46319 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 54 236224577570 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 81 42 808 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 24 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 8782 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 87182	0.8% Terrible	Read 1.97 Write 0.75 Mixed 1.12 1% 1.28 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.12 4K Mixed 0.1 18% 0.11 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 0.8% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.6% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 47%

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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 $57Bench 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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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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