MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). 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	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 00:06
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 76.7 1-Core 48.6 2-Core 83 46% 69.4 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 145 19% 144 Pts	64-Core 142 9% 142 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.3% Below average	Lighting 33 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 94.4 27% 61.4 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 56.4 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 188 210 208 214 206 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 254 Write 326 Mixed 212 SusWrite 207 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 31.3 99% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 33 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 42 37% 52.9 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 107%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 111GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 94 90 89 95 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.6% Average	Read 124 Write 114 Mixed 119 SusWrite 93.2 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 29.5 111% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.7 DQ Write 96.5 DQ Mixed 36.4 36% 54.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.9% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 17.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 10.3 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 63%

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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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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