MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.8% 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	41.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 8 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	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '18 at 11:56
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 84.6 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 140 60% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 218 27% 206 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% XFX(1682 3233) 1GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 18.5 Parallax 24.8 16% 21 fps	MRender 15 Gravity 17.9 Splatting 21 15% 18 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 8434719 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 10711648439122 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2279 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 74 (B1) Unknown 0 0 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 32 48 68722622496 (C2) HDA temperature 32 48 68722622496 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8434719 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8434719 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8434719 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 7105 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6027 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6027 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7343	41.7% Average	Read 326 Write 83.8 Mixed 155 41% 188 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 8.4 73% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 97.8 DQ Mixed 10.3 23% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 454GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 67 211770843 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 151 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 62 60 1816106 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 189 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 137 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 47 706019365 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 151 (C2) HDA temperature 37 19 81604378661 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 8 1 211770843 (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 -33449205301066 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1889029084 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1303107482	73.2% Very good	Read 114 Write 141 Mixed 116 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.31 103% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 113%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 151GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 198 23572 (03) Spinup time 204 189 4758 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9391 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 3 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 23096 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 92 92 8822 (BE) vendor-specific 50 22 50 (C2) HDA temperature 100 72 50 (C4) Reallocation count 198 198 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 182 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 163 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 24 (C8) Write error rate 200 1 0	28.2% Poor	Read 42.1 Write 56 Mixed 37.3 34% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.32 81% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GY1600D364L10/8G Nanya M2X4G64CB8HG5N-DG 12GB 667, 800 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.9% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 14.4 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.8 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 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 $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