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MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	81% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	40.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	18.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '24 at 12:37
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$85 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 140 63% 101 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 392 39% 320 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$285 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 5161) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 566.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (100 fps cap detected)	81% Excellent	Lighting 98.8 Reflection 100 Parallax 100 80% 99.6 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 100 Splatting 100 82% 100 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500BX500SSD1 500GB 3,003 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 114GB free Firmware: M6CR072 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 373 72 69 211 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 479 Write 395 Mixed 376 SusWrite 199 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 20 109% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 30.2 67% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 81%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 62 4 49 27 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 417 Write 330 Mixed 285 SusWrite 55.7 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 16.4 50% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 82.9 DQ Mixed 41.6 46% 78.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 603GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 165 173 172 172 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 126 Mixed 34 SusWrite 171 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	48.7% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 13.1 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 45: 0P 4R 7G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	48%	31	60	10	100	23.8"	1920 1017	MSI40B5 MSI MP243X

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Typical 970A-G43 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 641 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	225x
FX-8350AMD $85Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	102x
FX-8320AMD $95Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	78x

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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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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