MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.9% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	May 18 '20 at 11:57
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	50% Above average	Memory 73.7 1-Core 44.2 2-Core 85.1 44% 67.7 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 194 22% 171 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 3102) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 20.1 18% 19.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 239 Write 174 Mixed 59 34% 157 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 19.9 81% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 79.1 DQ Mixed 122 98% 143 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 93%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 395GB free Firmware: SM15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 83 81 85 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 38.5 Write 86.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 83.7 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.6 318% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 193 187 181 194 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 155 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 189 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
MICRONET FANTOM DRIVE 2TB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 111GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 34 32 34 37 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 33 Write 36.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 34.7 46% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 31%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 22GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 10 9.6 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 11 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 10.9 17% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.6 114% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 1,780 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 13.3 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 9.2 22% 7.77 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 80%

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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%

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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

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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