MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150410
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateAug 16 '17 at 14:14
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
63.9% Good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 132
60% 96.4 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 432
40% 334 Pts
64-Core 431
27% 431 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 147
Parallax 126
104% 134 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 149
Write 143
Mixed 77.2
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.34
92% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
231GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 143
Write 150
Mixed 104
99% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 2.12
4K Mixed 0.24
87% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD38G16002 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.6% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 8.8
28% 9.83 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 10
26% 9.1 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 61%

 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 628 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: 79% - Very good Total price: $225
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