MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 13:04
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 64.1 2-Core 98.5 52% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 138 8-Core 237 23% 187 Pts	64-Core 267 16% 267 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2172) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.04% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 1.5 Parallax 1.6 1% 1.43 fps	MRender 1.5 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 2 1% 1.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 434GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 59 64 60 66 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 87 Write 52.8 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 58.1 39% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 103%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: AX001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 108 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 97.1 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 107 59% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 62%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 77.7 Write 16.7 Mixed 39.1 47% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.3 118% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 12GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.8 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 7.9 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 46%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	223x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	100x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	78x

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 $36Bench 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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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $257

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16