MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.3% 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 Drive76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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)
Memory19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMay 06 '20 at 18:06
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 74.5
2-Core 140
64% 102 Pts
4-Core 238
8-Core 458
41% 348 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
MSI(1462 284C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
28.3% Poor
Lighting 32.9
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 38.2
27% 33.9 fps
MRender 42.6
Gravity 39.7
Splatting 34.2
31% 38.8 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 220 216 207 203 191 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 475
Write 406
Mixed 338
SusWrite 213
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 31.2
106% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 226
179% 248 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 24GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
51.4% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 14.3
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 51%

 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 631 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: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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