MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.1% 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	32.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 00:59
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 89.2 1-Core 38.6 2-Core 70.1 46% 66 Pts	4-Core 134 8-Core 241 22% 187 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 56.9 37% 44.3 fps	MRender 29.1 Gravity 44.5 Splatting 37.5 30% 37 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 40GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 37 21 40 23 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 183 Write 35.4 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 33 17% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 10.5 67% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 39.1 DQ Mixed 56.5 49% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 36%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 465GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 90 90 90 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 85.4 Write 84.7 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 89.1 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 1,780 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 12.1 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 80%

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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%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	222x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	100x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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 $38Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16