MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.6% 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)
Boot Drive	78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 23:04
Run Duration	608 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62% Good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 131 57% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 392 39% 320 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0547) ≥ 4GB; asus strix rx580 CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 94.9 60% 79.5 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 72.9 Splatting 55.7 53% 65.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.4 368 356 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 456 Write 389 Mixed 344 SusWrite 121 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 37.6 134% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 256 191% 254 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 8,194 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 6.1 152 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 154 Write 142 Mixed 38 SusWrite 52.1 70% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.2 175 178 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 175 Write 117 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 58.9 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 462GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 32GB 5,781 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.3% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 9.2 27% 9.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 9.7 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 101%

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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%

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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