MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.04% 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 Drive36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160108
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 27 '17 at 12:26
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X2 560
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
49.9% Average
Memory 83.9
1-Core 48.6
2-Core 98.5
50% 77 Pts
4-Core 96
8-Core 96.3
13% 96.2 Pts
64-Core 93
6% 93 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 3693) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.04% Terrible
Lighting 8.77
Reflection 8.04
Parallax 8.5
7% 8.44 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 7.17
7% 8.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.04%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 356
Write 114
Mixed 109
42% 193 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 2.41
51% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 22.3
DQ Write 44.1
DQ Mixed 3.88
11% 23.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 70%
WDC WD50 00LPVX-22V0TT0 500GB
116GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Read 30.8
Write 28.2
Mixed 29
38% 29.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 0.23
76% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.8% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 9.7
25% 8.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 8.5
19% 6.63 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970A-G43 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 628 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) - $72

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $215
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