MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.3% 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	49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 09:11
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4320 Quad-Core 2,134 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 138 59% 97.5 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 214 27% 206 Pts	64-Core 199 12% 199 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2461) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Lighting 29.9 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 26.4 24% 28.7 fps	MRender 24 Gravity 25.5 Splatting 18.8 18% 22.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G3BMND-3210A 128GB 725 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20100P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 147 136 136 143 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 371 Write 154 Mixed 176 SusWrite 138 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 25.3 76% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 29.6 30% 46.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 144GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 91 90 90 91 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 91 Write 87.4 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 89.7 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	0"	1280 720	Default

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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