MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 7% 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.95% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	52.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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 8 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	10.6 GB free of 14 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '17 at 06:42
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 126 56% 91 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 364 36% 296 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% XFX(1682 7240) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2211.1001 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.95% Terrible	Lighting 7.3 Reflection 9.08 Parallax 9 6% 8.46 fps	MRender 7.19 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 8 6% 7.16 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.95% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170 1,466 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC01.1 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 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1558 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 410 (A2) Unknown 100 100 504 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1114166 (AE) Unknown 100 100 132 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 132 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 82668 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2365 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1995	52.6% Above average	Read 212 Write 320 Mixed 219 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 13.3 76% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 82.4 DQ Mixed 15.1 23% 41.5 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 555GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 176843712 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3921 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 129966892 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11287 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2104 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4 (BD) vendor-specific 92 92 8 (BE) vendor-specific 73 50 538312731 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 471 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 69 69 62533 (C2) HDA temperature 27 50 68719476763 (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 -20607253078582 (F1) Unknown 100 253 56126421193 (F2) Unknown 100 253 65612805463	80.9% Excellent	Read 136 Write 146 Mixed 79.7 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.32 100% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX Samsung M378B5673FH0-CF8 99U5474-038.A00LF 14GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 800, 800, 533, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.3% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 12.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.1 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 37%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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