MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


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 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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '19 at 16:34
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 Athlon II X4 640-$70 18,839 User benchmarks, average bench 45% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 74.9 1-Core 46.6 2-Core 97 46% 72.8 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 193 22% 172 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PNY(196E 11DA) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 56.9 53% 62.3 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 63.7 53% 64.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 225 238 217 230 221 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 711GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 168 168 170 171 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 180 Mixed 142 SusWrite 168 124% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 2x8GB 2,479 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.1% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 12.6 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8.1 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 90.6 44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 54%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

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 $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