MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.85% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 02:00
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 85 1-Core 64.5 2-Core 99.8 54% 83.1 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 251 30% 232 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Sapphire(174B E263) 2GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.85% Terrible	Lighting 7 Reflection 8.54 Parallax 8.62 6% 8.05 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 5.97 Splatting 8.3 6% 7.39 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.85% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46 8,198 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: P22OAB9A SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 41 42 42 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 57.7 Write 55 Mixed 38 SusWrite 41.1 35% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 39%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 43.5 Mixed 30 28% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 43%
MXT-USB Storage Device 8GB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 8816 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 5.1 5 5.1 5.6 5.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	4.41% Terrible	Read 18 Write 3.8 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 5.1 10% 8.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 11% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.41% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-009.A00LF BKH400UD25608-1333 9905471-015.A00LF 12GB 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.1% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 11.5 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns

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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%

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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 $57Bench 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 $273	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 $186	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