MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '18 at 11:07
Run Duration	407 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 122 58% 92.1 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 366 36% 296 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2843) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 32.9 Parallax 43 29% 37.3 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 28.6 29% 36.8 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 71 (03) Spinup time 129 129 21493907750 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6889 (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 98 98 19403 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1801 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6902 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6902 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 210454642720 (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 0	105% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 176 Mixed 159 132% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.22 107% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
WD WD3000BLFS-08YBU0 300GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.04V06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 233 196 1308 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3435 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11963 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3431 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 62 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3435 (C2) HDA temperature 98 97 49 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63.9% Good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 109 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.69 4K Mixed 0.61 151% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 71%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 232GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 178 173 2066 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3542 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 32 32 49962 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3215 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 198 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3542 (C2) HDA temperature 109 83 34 (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 6 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 104 Mixed 92.7 75% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.29 4K Mixed 0.34 105% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 61%
General UDisk 64GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 28GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	2.71% Terrible	Read 10.3 Write 3.72 Mixed 2.53 6% 5.52 MB/s	4K Read 1.63 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.002 6% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.71% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-10-9 D3-1866 2x8GB 571 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.9% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 73%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

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Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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