MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.6% 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	36.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '16 at 00:00
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (96^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 74.9 2-Core 148 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 404 41% 331 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% PwrHis(1787 2010) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Lighting 22.3 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 19.4 18% 19 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 15.4 Splatting 19.9 14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128M2S 128GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.02 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 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 16810 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 297 (B2) Unknown 100 100 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 1 (BE) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0	36.2% Below average	Read 309 Write 97.7 Mixed 153 41% 187 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 9.2 57% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.6 DQ Write 47 DQ Mixed 8.39 13% 23.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 54%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 20GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 8566 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6054 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 27197 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 262 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 102 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5951 (C2) HDA temperature 112 101 40 (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	81.5% Excellent	Read 193 Write 90.7 Mixed 91 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 2.52 4K Mixed 0.52 149% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 10GB free Firmware: MN6OA800 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 86 (03) Spinup time 135 135 34387591594 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8682 (05) Reallocated sector count 76 76 608 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 135 135 26 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 36249 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 423 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 9014 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 9014 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 206159478823 (C4) Reallocation count 49 49 1087 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	80.7% Excellent	Read 138 Write 143 Mixed 115 99% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.14 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.45 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 85%
WD My Passport 25AA 1TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 796GB free, PID 25aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 109 Write 110 Mixed 101 137% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.25 73% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 5GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 77 Mixed 65.3 89% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.22 71% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12.4 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 62%

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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