MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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	35.6% 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	50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	6.4 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	Mar 04 '17 at 15:41
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 132 60% 96.5 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 295 32% 257 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.2 38% 42.7 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 40 Splatting 35.2 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 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 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 191 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 57 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 62 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131079 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 18 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 337	50.8% Above average	Read 397 Write 237 Mixed 199 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 7.68 67% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 43.2 DQ Mixed 7.5 13% 25.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 91%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 741GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 114 109 7266 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 673 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7296 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 591 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 226 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 184 184 49885 (C2) HDA temperature 120 97 27 (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	52.5% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 88.9 Mixed 25.4 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.29 91% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 51%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 466GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A 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 97 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 100 96 (03) Spinup time 117 100 12897681603 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1799 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 100 30 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 21876 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1778 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 84 2486 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 53 421265436 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1835 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1835 (C2) HDA temperature 214 127 201864773660 (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	72.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 125 Mixed 68.2 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.39 98% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 7,510 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.2% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 54%

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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	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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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