MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '17 at 13:12
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 86.5 1-Core 49.7 2-Core 99.3 51% 78.5 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 196 24% 186 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Lighting 26.4 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 32.5 22% 27.8 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 30.5 Splatting 26 24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 29GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4204426 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 6098853564005 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1169 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 11 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 25 66 55838900249 (C2) HDA temperature 25 66 55838900249 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4204426 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4204426 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4204426 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 6611 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4664 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4664 (F2) Unknown 0 0 4495	63% Good	Read 457 Write 177 Mixed 194 60% 276 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 18.1 87% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 49.3 73% 138 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 324GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 99 2624 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1155 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 4305366417 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3459 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1154 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 61 521469983 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 60129542175 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 56 31 2624 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 94789928226179 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3357894014 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3447286969	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 89.9 74% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.44 86% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 324GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 143 142 3841 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1901 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 5852 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1786 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 23 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1877 (C2) HDA temperature 111 102 32 (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 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	66.9% Good	Read 116 Write 117 Mixed 114 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.48 114% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 69%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 353GB free, PID 0888 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 72.4 Write 70.2 Mixed 59.6 86% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.33 45% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 29%
WDC WD50 00AAVS-32ZTB0 500GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 206GB free, PID b159 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 27.2 Mixed 14.7 29% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.37 79% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	34% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 12.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8.5 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 51%

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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	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 $75Bench 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 $40
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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16