MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.3% 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 Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '18 at 01:19
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
57.1% Above average
Memory 84.1
1-Core 47.7
2-Core 90
49% 73.9 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 244
26% 205 Pts
64-Core 244
15% 244 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 465
MSI(1462 2221) 1GB
CLim: 607 MHz, MLim: 801 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.2
Reflection 23
Parallax 16.6
12% 18.3 fps
MRender 25.1
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 18.2
15% 18.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0815B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 279 207 280 281 161 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 332
Write 275
Mixed 231
SusWrite 249
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 34.3
117% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 27.6
DQ Write 96.8
DQ Mixed 39.2
37% 54.5 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
64GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 94 97 96 95 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 72
Write 58
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 94.8
51% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
800, 667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.5% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 7.8
22% 7.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 6.7
17% 6 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 440 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $376
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