MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.1% 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	82.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130328
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 15:34
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	99%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 55.8 2-Core 101 50% 78.1 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 271 26% 218 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Lighting 43.2 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 39.9 35% 41.6 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 43.2 Splatting 28.2 29% 36.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$91 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 905GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 354 410 351 417 400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 308 Write 373 Mixed 285 SusWrite 375 76% 335 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 39.3 115% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 164 144% 217 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 137%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 13GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 8.9 7.9 9 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	7.93% Terrible	Read 20.9 Write 11.3 Mixed 17 SusWrite 8.5 18% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.8 133% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 7.93% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.2% Below average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 14.1 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 9.3 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 8: 1R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	50%	4	110	6	60	31.5"	1920 1080	ONN0000 onn. TV

History: Score 11: 1R 1G 3B | Score 8: 1R 1G 0B

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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 $175Bench 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 $295	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 $40	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