MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.96% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 22:59
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 139 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 428 39% 329 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	9.96% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 41 Parallax 37.4 0% 26.2 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 32.9 29% 36 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 9.96% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500631NS 500GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4FSC SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 4 4 5.1 6 6.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 61.2 Write 53.7 Mixed 38 SusWrite 5.3 29% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 44%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 117GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 7.8 8 8.1 9.3 9.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 124 Write 13 Mixed 18.3 SusWrite 8.7 30% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 76%
Intenso External USB 3.0 2TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 1201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 98 101 101 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 94.2 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 100 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 77%
Asmedia ASMT1153 500GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 60GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 29 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 29.4 20% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	47.8% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 53%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

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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 $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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