MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateJan 08 '21 at 19:22
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
43.8% Average
Memory 58.1
1-Core 43.2
2-Core 87.4
39% 62.9 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 172
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3800
AMD(1002 2542) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
4.39% Terrible
Lighting 5.1
Reflection 7.7
Parallax 2.1
4% 4.97 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 8
5% 5.63 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.39%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 134 110 110 106 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 270
Write 318
Mixed 271
SusWrite 138
56% 249 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 26.1
90% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 33.2
DQ Write 73
DQ Mixed 43.3
36% 49.8 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
201GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 156 154 156 155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 145
Write 126
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 154
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.8% Poor
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 11.6
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 8.3
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 59%

 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 632 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $260
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