MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). 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	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '20 at 07:51
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 68.2 2-Core 125 60% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 405 40% 324 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 164 159 173 139 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 363 Write 204 Mixed 235 SusWrite 156 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 29.4 108% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 186 141% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 87%
AMD 4+0 Stripe/RAID0 956GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 890GB free Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 953 992 1005 928 752 842 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 925 Write 394 Mixed 665 SusWrite 912 162% 724 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 49 179% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 217 166% 223 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 158%
Pcie SSD 512GB 20,736 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 477GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 762 445 512 344 299 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,028 Write 1,007 Mixed 1,053 SusWrite 530 204% 905 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 47.3 172% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 485 DQ Write 381 DQ Mixed 446 330% 437 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 267%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 28GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 11 8 17 30 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 101 Write 49.1 Mixed 14.1 SusWrite 17.2 49% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 86% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C9-8GXM F3-1600C9-8GXM F3-1866C9-8GXM F3-1600C9-8GXM 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 56%

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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	101x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	48x

GPU
RX 580AMD $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16