MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics67.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130328
Uptime2 Days
Run DateDec 23 '17 at 00:40
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 68.4
2-Core 132
60% 96.6 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 324
36% 284 Pts
64-Core 322
20% 322 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1987 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.1% Good
Lighting 86.4
Reflection 84
Parallax 75.5
70% 81.9 fps
MRender 83.5
Gravity 75.4
Splatting 66.8
61% 75.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 306
Write 211
Mixed 243
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 14.6
85% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 34.3
DQ Write 81
DQ Mixed 13.3
23% 42.9 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 94%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
64GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 115
Write 127
Mixed 90.6
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.2
68% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.7% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 8.8
28% 9.77 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 9.9
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 30.7%
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 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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