MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.89% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	51% 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '18 at 04:58
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (33^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-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 70.4 2-Core 138 60% 98.3 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 435 43% 352 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7750 22,655 User benchmarks, average bench 8% XFX(1682 3242) 1GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.9.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	8.89% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 13.5 Parallax 13.6 8% 12.3 fps	MRender 11.6 Gravity 9.03 Splatting 15.8 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.89% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 14231 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2501 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 21 (A8) Unknown 100 100 319 (A9) Unknown 100 100 309 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 194 (AE) Unknown 100 100 201 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 44 188979544097 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1582 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 50697 (F1) Unknown 253 253 18407 (F2) Unknown 253 253 34655 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	51% Above average	Read 364 Write 262 Mixed 163 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 9.27 66% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 20.7 DQ Write 48.6 DQ Mixed 8.8 14% 26 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 553GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 153403882 (03) Spinup time 95 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7282 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 30134648989 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5342 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2531 (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 71 57 488243229 (C2) HDA temperature 29 43 55834574877 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 23 153403882 (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 72924249730638 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4204996534 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3016971758	39.8% Below average	Read 70 Write 68.5 Mixed 33.5 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.48 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 68%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 3GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 8.98 Mixed 11.1 17% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.53 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.74 79% 1.82 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 38%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 2GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 28.9 Write 13.1 Mixed 14.5 21% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.24 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.75 94% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 76%

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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 $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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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