MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	106% 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	29.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '23 at 18:07
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$127 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 73.5 2-Core 144 64% 103 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 397 41% 330 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 1530) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 126 Parallax 128 116% 132 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 99.6 Splatting 95.1 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Simm 2.5 SATA 240GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0524A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 72 52 55 52 55 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.6% Poor	Read 87.4 Write 173 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 54 23% 100 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 12.3 71% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 19.8 DQ Write 65.9 DQ Mixed 11.2 18% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 95%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 243GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 106 105 107 106 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 96 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 104 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 332GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 86 53 55 54 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 137 Write 149 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 59.7 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 378GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 69 70 70 71 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 100 Write 81.7 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 70.5 55% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.1% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 18.9 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 14.5 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 0P 3R 6G 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
33%	64%	14	193	26	0	32"	1280 720	SKY0030 TV MONITOR

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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	224x
FX-8350AMD $127Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	101x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 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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