MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20% 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	43.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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	0.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '18 at 08:14
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 70.8 2-Core 131 60% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 276 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E258) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Lighting 24.2 Reflection 27.7 Parallax 29.1 20% 27 fps	MRender 24 Gravity 21.7 Splatting 27.7 20% 24.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 21856329 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 26989574492210 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3553 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 666 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 28 43 51542425628 (C2) HDA temperature 28 43 51542425628 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 21856329 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 21856329 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 21856329 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 64424509441 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11562 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10384 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10384 (F2) Unknown 0 0 17600 (F4) Unknown 98 98 7012441	43.7% Average	Read 304 Write 123 Mixed 161 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 11.7 75% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 79.2 DQ Mixed 13.3 22% 40.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 75%
Hitachi HDS723030BLE640 3TB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 434GB free Firmware: MX6OAAB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 138 138 75 (03) Spinup time 133 133 34387919277 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5305 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6617 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4697 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5305 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5305 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 206159216671 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 47062	71.5% Very good	Read 129 Write 120 Mixed 66.5 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.19 82% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax FLGF65F-C8KMB 1x4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 9.8 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 32%

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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 $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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $260

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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