MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.34% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160108
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 30 '17 at 18:21
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 840-$150
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
48.1% Average
Memory 71
1-Core 46.3
2-Core 86.5
44% 67.9 Pts
4-Core 147
8-Core 157
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
Gigabyte(1458 3500) 1GB
CLim: 830 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
8.34% Terrible
Lighting 9.5
Reflection 11
Parallax 2.5
8% 7.65 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 10.5
Splatting 11.3
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.34%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
599GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 95.6
Write 127
Mixed 94.8
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 5.33
4K Mixed 0.42
164% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.2% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 11.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7.8
20% 6.87 GB/s
Latency 99.2
40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 58%

 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 633 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $257
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