MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.7% 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	40.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '21 at 14:54
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	80%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 85.4 1-Core 57.6 2-Core 102 53% 81.5 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 214 24% 191 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% XFX(1682 3220) 3GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.7% Poor	Lighting 34.5 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 43.7 28% 35.8 fps	MRender 25.6 Gravity 33.7 Splatting 20 21% 26.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 55 34 47 36 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 390 Write 306 Mixed 93 SusWrite 59.4 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 26.6 4K Mixed 8.1 52% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 96.4 DQ Mixed 88.5 80% 123 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 48GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 44 43 52 51 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 17.2 Write 36.6 Mixed 11 SusWrite 46.9 20% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 50% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB 14,558 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 9.4 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 59%

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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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Typical 970A-G43 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 628 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

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Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	221x
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 $37Bench 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: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $215

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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