MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.3% 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	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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 03:16
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 122 58% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 210 26% 201 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Nvidia(10DE 098A) 1.5GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 24.8 Reflection 26 Parallax 31.9 20% 27.5 fps	MRender 34.7 Gravity 29.3 Splatting 24.1 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 227GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 351 363 328 288 289 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 364 Write 368 Mixed 320 SusWrite 322 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 43.5 141% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 42.8 DQ Write 86.2 DQ Mixed 54.8 44% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 158 163 164 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 166 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 151 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 12GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8.4 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 58%

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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%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $38Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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