MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	142% 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 Drive	The 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.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '23 at 17:15
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 127 56% 90.8 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 328 35% 278 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 195 Parallax 195 164% 198 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 152 Splatting 133 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 6TB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 22 101 124 153 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 198 Write 91.2 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 99.5 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.7 286% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 139%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 266GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 37 113 128 154 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 52.9 Write 70.7 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 107 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 155 163 154 154 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 78.3 Write 123 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 156 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 13.6 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 64%

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

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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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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