MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130329
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 07 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 81.6 1-Core 64.7 2-Core 122 56% 89.3 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 192 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT 27,834 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 C959) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	2.08% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 4.46 Parallax 0.81 2% 2.57 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 1.73 Splatting 2.78 2% 2.81 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.08% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 649GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 42 42 41 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 356 Write 326 Mixed 293 SusWrite 41 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 38.9 125% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 36.4 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 51.1 42% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 40 41 41 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 56.3 Write 52.9 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 39.3 36% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 67%
Seagate ST4000NE0025-2EW107 4TB 1,117 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 1.5TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 93 130 134 132 174 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 178 Write 169 Mixed 90 SusWrite 127 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.2 269% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 127%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 897 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 12GB free, PID c75d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3.4 3 5.7 7.9 5.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	7.27% Terrible	Read 27.3 Write 4 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 4.8 10% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 35% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.27% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 64D0HHHJ-HS 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 667, 533 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.9% Poor	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 8.9 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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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) $35	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