MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	15.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 16:51
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 83.8 1-Core 53.3 2-Core 97 51% 78 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 207 24% 184 Pts	64-Core 236 15% 236 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 36F8) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.79% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 4.23 Parallax 4.25 4% 4.33 fps	MRender 4.19 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 6.13 4% 4.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.79% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 102 90 72 102 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 345 Write 342 Mixed 243 SusWrite 98.8 58% 257 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 28.9 101% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 28.4 DQ Write 82 DQ Mixed 38 34% 49.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 865GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 108 98 80 115 97 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 191 Write 162 Mixed 101 SusWrite 107 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 30 29 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 30.5 Mixed 19 SusWrite 29.7 20% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.3 140% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 67%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 2GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 39.5 Write 43.2 Mixed 29.8 48% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-076.A00LF 2x8GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15.4 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	222x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	99x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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 $75Bench 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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Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16