MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics47.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 24 '19 at 03:51
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70% Good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 77.2
2-Core 153
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 472
45% 370 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.2% Average
Lighting 56.9
Reflection 66
Parallax 82.9
46% 68.6 fps
MRender 68.1
Gravity 56.7
Splatting 55.8
49% 60.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sh00r120 GB 120GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02T1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 56 35 52 40 35 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 399
Write 135
Mixed 249
SusWrite 61.9
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 20.7
99% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 23
63% 131 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 12GB
933, 800 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
36.9% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 12.5
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 11
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 55%

 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 629 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% - Very good Total price: $217
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