MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 62% 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.6% 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	59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 08:32
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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-4350-$57 11,995 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Memory 64.3 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 136 53% 91 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 222 29% 219 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Lighting 50.5 Reflection 39.3 Parallax 65.9 41% 51.9 fps	MRender 34.5 Gravity 54 Splatting 27.1 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 348 302 146 144 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 316 Write 360 Mixed 277 SusWrite 235 67% 297 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 28 95% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 87 DQ Mixed 35.5 33% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 149GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 85 82 87 81 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 83.5 Mixed 51 SusWrite 85.3 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GB 1,529 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.5% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 15.5 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 69%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 5R 7G 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
46%	28%	43	230	99	60	27.2"	1920 1080	HWP3037 HP 27xi

History: Score 25: 2R 3G 6B | Score 46: 5R 7G 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 $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 $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 $300	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 $45	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