MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 01:58
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 63.2 2-Core 129 58% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 406 38% 319 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 60.2 59% 67.2 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 69.2 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1021A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 399 Write 372 Mixed 354 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 34.5 116% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32 DQ Write 59.6 DQ Mixed 40.8 32% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 118%
WD WD2500BEVS-22UST0 250GB 10,566 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 41GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 48 50 51 50 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 44 Write 46.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 49.9 31% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 32%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 665GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 30 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 27 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 28.5 38% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 2133 CL11 Series CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 2133 CL11 Series 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	46.9% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 47%

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

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	100x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	82x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	47x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	27x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	9x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	46x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	39x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	16x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $376

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16