MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 50.1 2-Core 88.5 48% 73.2 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 239 24% 198 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B A001) CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 25.1 Parallax 23.3 18% 23.6 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 22 Splatting 35 24% 27.9 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: U210 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 44 100 1068 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 184 (A6) Unknown 100 100 245 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 297 (A9) Unknown 100 100 40 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 284 (AE) Unknown 100 100 75 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 100 231928234021 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 9 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 47261 (F1) Unknown 253 253 14996 (F2) Unknown 253 253 17528	51.9% Above average	Read 432 Write 181 Mixed 262 64% 292 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 5.01 69% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 85.4 DQ Mixed 22.8 39% 75.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 86%
Seagate USB 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 164GB free Firmware: 0508 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 165 Write 136 Mixed 123 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.46 4K Mixed 0.68 194% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 103%

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 @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 13.9 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 11.2 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 69%

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

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Typical 970A-G43 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 628 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

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Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	221x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	99x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	77x

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 $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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16