MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26.3% 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	57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 07:08
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 960T-$469 4,461 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 84.3 1-Core 47.6 2-Core 91.9 49% 74.6 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 174 24% 176 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% PwrHis(1787 201C) 2GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Lighting 33 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 39.1 27% 34 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 35.1 25% 30.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS13 11 240GB SSD 452 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 115 174 166 179 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 304 Write 118 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 182 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 27.2 70% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 175 154% 230 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 88%
WD WD3200JS-63PDB1 320GB 3,111 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 53GB free Firmware: 21.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 51 48 51 51 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 52.8 Write 52.8 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 50.2 36% 48.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 36%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 98GB free Firmware: 3.AA Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 92.3 Mixed 38 49% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.3% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 12.8 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 8.9 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 63%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical 970A-G43 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 629 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	222x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

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