MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics80.3% 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 Drive52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160108
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 13 '17 at 17:47
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$57
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 142
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 338
38% 298 Pts
64-Core 337
21% 337 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.3% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 109
Parallax 95.1
82% 102 fps
MRender 94.1
Gravity 92.4
Splatting 95.5
77% 94 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
52% Above average
Read 385
Write 266
Mixed 183
61% 278 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 8.7
64% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 29.3
DQ Write 57.9
DQ Mixed 10.6
17% 32.6 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 52%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.4% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 10
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.4%
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: 79% - Very good Total price: $225
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