MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics39.8% 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 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.
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)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '17 at 00:47
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$125
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
65.4% Good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 131
59% 95.9 Pts
4-Core 250
8-Core 448
42% 349 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Lighting 50.2
Reflection 53.6
Parallax 61.2
41% 55 fps
MRender 51.9
Gravity 46.9
Splatting 41.5
38% 46.7 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
791GB free
Firmware: 2AR20002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 100
Write 92.1
Mixed 39.5
57% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.26
86% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 1TB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 158
Mixed 144
119% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.51
4K Mixed 0.29
120% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
29.8% Poor
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 8.7
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 9.5
24% 8.43 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 35%

 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%
Surfboard
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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