MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


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 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 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '22 at 13:47
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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 Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 84.7 1-Core 45.2 2-Core 91 49% 73.6 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 144 19% 143 Pts	64-Core 179 11% 179 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4300 14,988 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 02A8) 512MB Driver: atidxx32 Ver. 8.56.1.16 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.1% Terrible	Lighting 1.4 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 1.5 1% 1.87 fps	MRender 1.4 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 1.5 1% 1.2 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HAJQ-000L2 256GB 2,092 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT04L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 89 88 89 90 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 360 Write 365 Mixed 312 SusWrite 87.6 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 42.7 147% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 39 DQ Write 95.1 DQ Mixed 49.7 43% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 111%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 22GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 75 74 76 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 251 Write 76.8 Mixed 119 SusWrite 74.8 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 35.8 117% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 77.5 DQ Mixed 41.6 36% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 69%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 179GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 93.6 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 88.3 66% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 85%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 125GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 90 90 89 91 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 116 Write 101 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 88.1 62% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 87%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 75 74 77 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 120 Write 134 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 75 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Performance DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 379 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.5% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 13.1 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 8.5 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 63%

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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 $75Bench 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 $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16