MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.74% 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 Drive69.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '20 at 20:22
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
51.7% Above average
Memory 74.5
1-Core 43.8
2-Core 88.1
45% 68.8 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 170
23% 170 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3800
AMD(1002 2542) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
5.74% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 9.88
Parallax 2.03
5% 6.19 fps
MRender 6.43
Gravity 3.03
Splatting 12
6% 7.17 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.74%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 143 144 144 144 144 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 412
Write 362
Mixed 321
SusWrite 172
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 28.9
102% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 247
186% 248 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
129GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 98 97 93 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 91
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 95.3
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
64GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 52 51 52 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
28.3% Poor
Read 47
Write 49.5
Mixed 37
SusWrite 51.4
34% 46.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.7% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 11.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8
21% 7.33 GB/s
Latency 91.3
44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G43 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 628 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 16%
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Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) - $72

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $215
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