MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
14 months ago, 14 months ago.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130204
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 25 '23 at 16:37
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Memory 81.5
1-Core 66.4
2-Core 100
54% 82.8 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 264
30% 232 Pts
64-Core 312
19% 312 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
136% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 198
Parallax 200
158% 197 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 142
Splatting 128
121% 152 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 136%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB
6TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 95 120 117 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 215
Write 188
Mixed 100
SusWrite 111
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.7
318% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 139%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
266GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 103 123 119 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 142
Write 133
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 114
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 148 151 157 159 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 85.7
Write 134
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 154
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
44.2% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 16.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 7.1
SC Mixed 9.4
24% 8.33 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G43 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 628 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) - $72

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $215
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