MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	42.8% 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 Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 01:52
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 82.9 1-Core 49.6 2-Core 97.6 50% 76.7 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 190 22% 173 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.3.3 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.8% Average	Lighting 47.3 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 93.2 38% 69 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 55.3 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 245 182 124 123 128 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.4% Above average	Read 241 Write 278 Mixed 284 SusWrite 181 56% 246 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 30.3 98% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 60.5 DQ Mixed 41.6 33% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 134%
OCZ Vector 150 240GB-$246 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 28GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 245 289 333 328 338 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 321 Write 351 Mixed 273 SusWrite 305 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 26.6 91% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 82.4 DQ Mixed 34.2 32% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 1x8GB 974 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.3% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 8.8 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 35%

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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%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	221x
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 $37Bench 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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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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