MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	35.6% 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 Drive	55.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '17 at 10:17
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Memory 78.4 1-Core 42.4 2-Core 80.7 45% 67.2 Pts	4-Core 106 8-Core 125 15% 116 Pts	64-Core 128 8% 128 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PwrHis(1787 2343) ≥ 4GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.7.2 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.6% Below average	Lighting 35.7 Reflection 50.4 Parallax 67.7 29% 51.3 fps	MRender 55.5 Gravity 48.1 Splatting 68.9 48% 57.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4170 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 872 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 60 (AE) Unknown 100 100 143 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 53 201864511522 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 6 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 11544056542 (F7) Unknown 100 100 362889018 (F8) Unknown 100 100 646004941	55.8% Above average	Read 287 Write 324 Mixed 146 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 16 75% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 67.9 DQ Mixed 17.7 22% 37.6 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 97%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 24GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 153 144 1333 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17986 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6061 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1757 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 788 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 187 187 39518 (C2) HDA temperature 112 90 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 195 142 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 97 97 2208	37.9% Below average	Read 76.6 Write 55.7 Mixed 51 46% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 0.35 4K Mixed 0.22 50% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 8GB free Firmware: CC35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 98 13129414 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 16170 (05) Reallocated sector count 92 92 364 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 36293279 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 32655 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3988 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 18 18 82 (BC) Unknown 100 98 8590065679 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 50 572129313 (C2) HDA temperature 33 50 60129542177 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 20 13129414 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -24116241325079 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2556235 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2475071172	40.2% Average	Read 65.7 Write 74.2 Mixed 35.2 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.36 90% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 70%
Lenovo USB Hard Drive 1TB 1,783 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 41GB free, PID 4533 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 30.6 Mixed 10.4 28% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 0.31 4K Mixed 0.18 18% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Transcend JM1600KLN-4G 12GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 7.1 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 55%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 27%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	101x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	47x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	28x
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 $76Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16