MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.7% 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	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '19 at 01:22
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	55.9% Above average	Memory 81.6 1-Core 44.8 2-Core 91 48% 72.5 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 182 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 179 11% 179 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Asus(1043 048D) CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Lighting 34.8 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 42.2 28% 36.1 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 30.5 Splatting 36.2 26% 31.6 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 89 71 85 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 433 Write 251 Mixed 171 SusWrite 88.7 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 29.2 125% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 78.3 88% 154 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 118%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 945GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 127 154 133 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 88.3 Write 108 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 138 64% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 86% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 200GB free Firmware: CC97 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 75 76 74 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 80 Write 84 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 73.8 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 74%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 102GB free Firmware: JP2OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 85 84 83 84 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 108 Write 111 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 83.9 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 74%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 87GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 83 83 84 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 80.5 Write 80.5 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 82.2 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 2,501 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.8% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 12.4 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.1 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 54%

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	221x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	99x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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