MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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	4.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.1% 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '16 at 18:28
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 B25 210 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 48.8 2-Core 97.7 52% 78.3 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 195 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Device(0000 0000) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4195 Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	4.26% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 7.77 Parallax 1.78 4% 4.85 fps	MRender 7.86 Gravity 3.77 Splatting 5.52 5% 5.72 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.26% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax GXTA1B0120A 120GB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 153 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 119 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 32 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3473416 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 11 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 467926	36.1% Below average	Read 383 Write 30.1 Mixed 126 38% 179 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 4.97 62% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 46.4 DQ Mixed 6.3 14% 27.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 64%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 368GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1198 (03) Spinup time 134 123 4275 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2713 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 2 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8536 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2266 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 843 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 176 176 72941 (C2) HDA temperature 122 103 21 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 118 148594 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 26	52.3% Above average	Read 91.4 Write 90.7 Mixed 27.1 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.16 82% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF Nanya M2F2G64CB88B7N-CG Nanya M2F2G64CB88B7N-CG 8GB 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36% Below average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 8.6 22% 7.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns

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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 $175Bench 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 $40	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