MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130204
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '17 at 03:40
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	78%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 75.6 1-Core 54.2 2-Core 97.5 48% 75.8 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 191 23% 177 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 83F4) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.15% Terrible	Lighting 1.23 Reflection 2.46 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.4 fps	MRender 2.67 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.78 1% 1.76 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.15% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Ignite 240GB-$123 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM22.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8471 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 62 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 467 (AD) Unknown 100 100 720930 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 27 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2052	56.5% Above average	Read 351 Write 356 Mixed 297 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 10.8 66% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 22.6 DQ Write 49.1 DQ Mixed 10.5 15% 27.4 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 890GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 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 168 138 8583 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2931 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8390 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1661 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1632 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3560 (C2) HDA temperature 116 98 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 7 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 7 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	55.3% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 95.3 Mixed 26 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 2.28 4K Mixed 0.3 102% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 57%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 440GB free Firmware: GG2ZBD90 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 201 201 60129542145 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 6595 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 21659 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 4737 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 120 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 70 70 309605 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 257698627617 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 65 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	43.6% Average	Read 78.4 Write 73.4 Mixed 102 64% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.16 60% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 58%
Seagate ST3160828AS 160GB 887 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 148GB free Firmware: 3.02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 55 45 171494370 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7280 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 706868892 (09) Power-on hours count 29 29 62339 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4183 (C2) HDA temperature 38 68 42949672998 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 55 45 171494370 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	32.2% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 56.4 Mixed 39.4 38% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD32G133381 Hynix HMT41GU7MFR8A-H9 PSD32G133381 Hynix HMT41GU7MFR8A-H9 20GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 13.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.5 22% 7.87 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns

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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 $182	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) $30	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