MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.3% 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	70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	62% Good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 42 2-Core 119 51% 81.6 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 370 36% 295 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 90.5 58% 78.1 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 74.8 Splatting 59.2 56% 69.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 307 347 358 365 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 379 Write 348 Mixed 257 SusWrite 332 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 32.7 102% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 85.2 DQ Mixed 43.3 38% 53.6 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$88 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 175 179 166 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 150 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 171 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 85%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 663GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 29 28 29 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 25.8 Mixed 25 SusWrite 28.1 36% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 75% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 1,271 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.7% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15.6 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 86%

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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 $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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