MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	39.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 01:47
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Memory 81.8 1-Core 38.2 2-Core 67.7 44% 62.6 Pts	4-Core 98.1 8-Core 112 14% 105 Pts	64-Core 121 8% 121 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3415) CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.7% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 55.7 Parallax 87 35% 61.9 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 53.5 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 699GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 132 124 143 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 175 Write 160 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 136 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 786GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 108 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 75.5 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 108 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF 4x4GB 497 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 12.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 9.1 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 55%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

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Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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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Total price: $217

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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