MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	15.6% 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	24.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '20 at 22:43
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 69 1-Core 58.1 2-Core 91.1 46% 72.7 Pts	4-Core 143 8-Core 188 21% 166 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon 550 8,236 User benchmarks, average bench 14% XFX(1682 9550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 16.4 Reflection 28.5 Parallax 19.9 13% 21.6 fps	MRender 26.2 Gravity 15.1 Splatting 29.9 20% 23.7 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 43 32 34 23 35 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.4% Poor	Read 268 Write 75.7 Mixed 11 SusWrite 37.5 21% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 0.2 35% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 71.4 DQ Mixed 6 16% 33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 78%
HGST 4TB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 303GB free, PID 1013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 142 160 158 160 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 156 Write 158 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 156 169% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 292 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 14.6 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 9 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $269	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 $178	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