MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.9% 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	48.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '23 at 15:20
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 56.7 2-Core 97 51% 78 Pts	4-Core 137 8-Core 156 19% 147 Pts	64-Core 157 10% 157 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.Q1.2 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 44.5 Reflection 46.6 Parallax 55.4 36% 48.8 fps	MRender 46 Gravity 42.7 Splatting 32.3 32% 40.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P220 256GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 67 162 88 153 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 352 Write 299 Mixed 302 SusWrite 114 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 16.7 83% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 77.7 DQ Mixed 22.3 26% 43.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 111%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 32GB free Firmware: 10.01E04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 56.9 Write 56.3 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 57 39% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1600KLN-4G JM1333KLN-2G JM1333KLN-2G 8GB 800, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 11.4 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 8.8 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	50	21	60	21.5"	1280 720	VSCFC21 VX2260WM

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	223x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	100x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	78x

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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $257

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16