MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20.5% 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	37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '18 at 12:00
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 91 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 143 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 332 37% 289 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 347.88 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 22.5 Parallax 31.8 20% 26.4 fps	MRender 30.9 Gravity 22.6 Splatting 23.9 21% 25.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 20 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 21 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 6 (AA) Unknown 100 100 7 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C2) HDA temperature 71 61 167505100829 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 86 (F1) Unknown 100 100 102 (F2) Unknown 100 100 66 (F4) Unknown 100 100 0 (F5) Unknown 100 100 2 (F6) Unknown 100 100 4128	37.6% Below average	Read 220 Write 185 Mixed 149 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 4.59 57% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 56.5 DQ Mixed 4.62 14% 29.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 751GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 168631690 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8924 (05) Reallocated sector count 2 2 4015 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 135549686 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6979 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 37 4326 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 53 404226072 (C2) HDA temperature 24 47 73014444056 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 44 28 168631690 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -39801461913557 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3482097986 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3833331321	32.1% Below average	Read 20.2 Write 91.2 Mixed 35.8 36% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.48 108% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3400832AS 400GB-$68 1,788 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 268GB free Firmware: 3.03 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 48 42 78355936 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6344 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 250938277 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 40099 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4483 (C2) HDA temperature 24 59 51539607576 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 48 42 78355936 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	32.5% Below average	Read 55.8 Write 57.2 Mixed 24.7 34% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 0.91 4K Mixed 0.41 87% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 38%
Kingston DataTraveler 160 8GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 1646 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	6.64% Terrible	Read 23.7 Write 5.88 Mixed 9.07 13% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.78 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.02 30% 2.61 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.64% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 16.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.1% 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	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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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