MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.8% 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	19.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1176 x 664 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '17 at 18:28
Run Duration	466 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 925-$150 5,211 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 40.4 2-Core 81.2 46% 68 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 161 22% 161 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 13A0) 2GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 35.7 Parallax 33 33% 36.3 fps	MRender 41.4 Gravity 34.5 Splatting 34.2 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 256GB-$129 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 176GB free Firmware: N0530C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^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 23 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 704 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 239 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 46 (A3) Unknown 100 100 24 (A4) Unknown 100 100 2237 (A5) Unknown 100 100 8 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 2 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14742 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6839	55.6% Above average	Read 397 Write 236 Mixed 236 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 13.7 80% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 60 DQ Mixed 17.4 21% 35.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 99%
PNY SSD2SC120G3LC709B121-460P 120GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 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 95 95 22182651 (05) Reallocated sector count 94 94 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 -72919954748736 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1454 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 45 (B1) Unknown 0 0 94 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 31 43 68722294815 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 22182651 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 22182651 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 22182651 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 83 83 21474836480 (E9) Unknown 0 0 72141 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5918 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5918 (F2) Unknown 0 0 9449	19.3% Very poor	Read 318 Write 3.34 Mixed 4.61 23% 109 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 5.78 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 64%
Patriot Blaze 60GB-$62 661 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 16GB free Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd 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 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4534 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 693 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 45 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2555915 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 536467	30.3% Below average	Read 257 Write 43.2 Mixed 39.2 24% 113 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 3.44 57% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 19.7 DQ Write 59.1 DQ Mixed 4.91 14% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 62%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 719GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 172 8108 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6744 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9855 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1448 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 102 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 169 169 94978 (C2) HDA temperature 124 110 28 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	69.4% Good	Read 136 Write 106 Mixed 93.4 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.15 85% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 630GB free Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 6912 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8711 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 20741401 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12117 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2122 (B7) Unknown 91 91 9 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 39 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 57 538574875 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 150 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10042 (C2) HDA temperature 27 43 68719476763 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 20 10 6912 (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 11201274719688 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3320810852 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1922456960	57.5% Above average	Read 106 Write 94.5 Mixed 54.8 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.38 84% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1333EL Series 2x4GB 878 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.6% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 11.6 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.4 19% 6.6 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 54%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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 $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