MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.8% 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)
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 18:35
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 130 57% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 284 32% 250 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 35.5 Parallax 54.9 35% 44.3 fps	MRender 31.3 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 24.6 26% 32.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 169GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 350 354 365 363 366 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 388 Write 366 Mixed 217 SusWrite 354 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 34.2 112% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 31.6 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 34.3 33% 50 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 276 305 361 293 256 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 354 Write 345 Mixed 244 SusWrite 300 230% 311 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 23.8 4,705% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 86.6 DQ Mixed 42.4 436% 53 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 415GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 46 46 46 46 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 64.1 Write 57 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 45.8 70% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 63%

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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%

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 $74Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16