MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	21% 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	44.3% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	26 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '17 at 23:17
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Memory 76 1-Core 37.9 2-Core 71.6 42% 61.8 Pts	4-Core 94.9 8-Core 114 14% 104 Pts	64-Core 96 6% 96 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E258) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 25.4 Reflection 28 Parallax 33.4 21% 29 fps	MRender 25.7 Gravity 22.5 Splatting 29.8 22% 26 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 128GB-$88 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN263 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9376 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 711 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 437 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1048576 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 187 187 785999527982 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 88 (C2) HDA temperature 62 62 171800264742 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	44.3% Average	Read 468 Write 70.4 Mixed 109 46% 216 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 13.4 64% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 69.8 DQ Mixed 11.8 19% 34.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 723GB free Firmware: 1805 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 27.6 Mixed 26.5 21% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.25 71% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 66%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 206GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 38 (03) Spinup time 171 167 2408 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2355 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9646 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 709 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2282 (C2) HDA temperature 110 94 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	84.4% Excellent	Read 170 Write 124 Mixed 121 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.16 4K Write 2.45 4K Mixed 0.21 117% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 19,207 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 11.6 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 7.6 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 62%

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Gaming 34%

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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	99x
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	20x
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 $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16