MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '18 at 04:29
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 83.9 1-Core 62.2 2-Core 118 55% 87.9 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 192 24% 185 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3965) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 42 Parallax 38.2 35% 41 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 39 Splatting 34.7 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 137GB free Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12636 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 114 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 884 (AD) Unknown 100 100 458771 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 93 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4411	51.3% Above average	Read 342 Write 242 Mixed 209 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 9.04 73% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.3 DQ Write 61.8 DQ Mixed 10.9 18% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 603GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 34191504 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 358 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 739444293 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 24897 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 355 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 15 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 71 60 504889373 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 27 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 563 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 42949672989 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -101511552016041 (F1) Unknown 100 253 85190739473 (F2) Unknown 100 253 92267286066	93.7% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 167 Mixed 81.2 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.13 81% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 404GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 38.7 Mixed 37.6 49% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.21 68% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 45%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 550 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 12GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	7.24% Terrible	Read 23.3 Write 12.6 Mixed 14.6 20% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.56 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 18% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.24% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 64C0MHHHJ-HS 4x4GB 399 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 10.2 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 55%

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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	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 $179	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