MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.2% 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	39.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '17 at 07:41
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 84.8 1-Core 49.7 2-Core 98.2 51% 77.6 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 195 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 39.4 Parallax 52.7 36% 45.3 fps	MRender 54.8 Gravity 50 Splatting 36.7 38% 47.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2854 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2238 (A5) Unknown 100 100 317612 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 81 (AE) Unknown 100 100 57 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 33 171798888481 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 270 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 397 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7929365505 (F2) Unknown 100 100 17776840110	39.8% Below average	Read 365 Write 207 Mixed 161 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 14.8 4K Mixed 6.51 41% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 16.2 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 6.19 7% 12.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 56%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 500GB-$80 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 422GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 76 65 39518042 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2134 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 60 1028055 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 25262997635541 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 549 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 71 386924565 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2858 (C2) HDA temperature 21 40 55834574869 (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 -313532612227 (F1) Unknown 100 253 361344074 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1143115782 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	53.6% Above average	Read 107 Write 79.8 Mixed 67.9 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.55 110% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB 822 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Read 31.1 Write 7.75 Mixed 9.31 16% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.34 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.003 20% 1.78 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 607 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.3% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 12.3 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 8.3 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 64%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 21%

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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