MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.2% 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	50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '16 at 23:13
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 66.5 2-Core 124 57% 91.3 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 273 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 60.9 57% 66.1 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 57.2 52% 65 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219 4,220 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 335u Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -36275293773990 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1354 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 102 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 487702 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 487702 (F2) Unknown 100 100 200736 (F9) Unknown 100 100 13753	50.8% Above average	Read 316 Write 217 Mixed 211 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 13.4 76% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 28 DQ Write 85.1 DQ Mixed 14 23% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 92%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 72GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5906 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 525 (B1) Unknown 99 99 4 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 14 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5131636312	56.4% Above average	Read 293 Write 300 Mixed 253 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 18.9 81% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 34.2 DQ Write 54.9 DQ Mixed 19.4 22% 36.2 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Dark-1600 2x4GB 1,373 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.9% Below average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 9.8 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 59%

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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