MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 35% Sail boat


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 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	83.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '22 at 06:42
Run Duration	445 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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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-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 30.4 2-Core 84.6 42% 64.1 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 232 24% 193 Pts	64-Core 232 14% 232 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.2% Excellent	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 130 Parallax 117 80% 115 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 101 Splatting 96.9 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 167 162 163 184 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	59% Above average	Read 386 Write 316 Mixed 336 SusWrite 181 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 33.8 4K Mixed 25.8 88% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 82.2 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 12.7 40% 83.2 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 128%
Sabrent Disk Dev 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 106GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 64 67 66 66 66 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.1% Below average	Read 71.6 Write 51.9 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 66.5 79% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 63%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 334GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 77 76 81 84 83 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 96 Write 96.2 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 80.3 113% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 42%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 385GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 73 76 83 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 100 Write 104 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 77.6 116% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 59%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 78 78 80 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 123 Write 124 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 81.6 138% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.3 214% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 99%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,970 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 380GB free, PID 0212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 50 56 59 59 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 57.7 Write 72.2 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 56.7 74% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 44%
Sabrent Disk Dev 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 107GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 64 68 66 66 67 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.4% Poor	Read 69.8 Write 70.8 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 66.3 83% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 2x8GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 21 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 17 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 10.2 24% 8.47 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 69%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	222x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	100x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	78x

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 $76Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16