MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 22:52
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 70.4 2-Core 129 58% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 403 38% 317 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1054 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 95.4 59% 80 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 67 Splatting 46.2 47% 59.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1205E SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 35 32 35 36 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 389 Write 319 Mixed 44.9 SusWrite 74.3 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 1.1 44% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 96.6 DQ Mixed 0.5 18% 40.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$109 12,285 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 493GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 79 76 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 119 Write 121 Mixed 68 SusWrite 76.9 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 76%
Seagate ST3400620AS 400GB-$55 3,016 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 326GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 66 69 65 70 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 69.6 Write 63 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 67.3 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 21 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 18.7 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 86%

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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	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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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