MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.1% 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	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '18 at 16:24
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 129 58% 93 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 326 34% 276 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Lighting 53 Reflection 52.9 Parallax 62.1 43% 56 fps	MRender 52.9 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 38.2 37% 46.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 120GB 3,209 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 866 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 302 (A2) Unknown 100 100 255 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 655398 (AE) Unknown 100 100 127 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 127 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1743 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2076	46.2% Average	Read 417 Write 171 Mixed 234 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 26.7 4K Mixed 8.45 62% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 26.7 DQ Write 35.4 DQ Mixed 8.41 13% 23.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 689GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2275 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1499 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3641 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1274 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 350 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1159 (C2) HDA temperature 104 89 39 (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 8 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63.9% Good	Read 108 Write 114 Mixed 98.2 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.31 95% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 109%
USB DISK CD 8GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 4127 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	7.76% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 5.79 Mixed 11.6 14% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.77 4K Write 0.62 4K Mixed 0.03 47% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.76% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1600C11 Team-Elite-1600 CMX4GX3M1A1600C11 Team-Elite-1600 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.8% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

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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