MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	35.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '17 at 14:00
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 143 61% 100 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 431 44% 358 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Nvidia(10DE 095B) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 36.3 Parallax 45.8 53% 48.9 fps	MRender 48.3 Gravity 39 Splatting 32.8 32% 40 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 81GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 200 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 121 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C2) HDA temperature 70 54 197569609758 (F1) Unknown 100 100 36337	49.8% Average	Read 366 Write 257 Mixed 203 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 8.36 61% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 59.2 DQ Mixed 9.75 17% 31.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 101%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 102 7174701 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 44676249816159 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1329 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 623 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 128 30 128850985088 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 7174701 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 7174701 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 7174701 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 6768 (EA) Unknown 0 0 8029 (F1) Unknown 0 0 8029 (F2) Unknown 0 0 9658	35.4% Below average	Read 153 Write 96.3 Mixed 118 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 10 72% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 20.5 DQ Write 95.3 DQ Mixed 10.2 22% 42 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 61%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 18GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st 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 95 95 3416125 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -100579544137452 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 134 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 52 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 30 43 73017262110 (C2) HDA temperature 30 43 73017262110 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3416125 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3416125 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3416125 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1155 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1592 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1592 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1995 (F4) Unknown 100 100 1507336	43.3% Average	Read 276 Write 101 Mixed 142 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 11.9 80% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 27.4 DQ Write 97.1 DQ Mixed 13 24% 45.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2GB free Firmware: CC35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 234521097 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1050 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2057882 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3185 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1066 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 12885098501 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 65 42 284056748067 (C2) HDA temperature 35 58 73014444067 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 38 14 234521097 (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 -49276159781037 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3317480995 (F2) Unknown 100 253 947548667	42.4% Average	Read 72 Write 75.8 Mixed 70 55% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.28 75% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 68%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 596GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 109 Write 116 Mixed 65.3 121% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.28 94% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 5,391 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.6% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.8 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 61%

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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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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