MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.4% 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	43.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '17 at 20:51
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 129 61% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 442 41% 343 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2730) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 29 Parallax 32.2 22% 29.5 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 21.6 Splatting 34.3 23% 27.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 380 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 70 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 14 (C2) HDA temperature 68 55 193274511392	43.7% Average	Read 372 Write 218 Mixed 215 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 28.3 4K Mixed 5.15 51% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 20.1 DQ Write 33.7 DQ Mixed 5.98 10% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 360GB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 111254288 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1776 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 178427924 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7619 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1678 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032841 (BD) vendor-specific 31 31 69 (BE) vendor-specific 69 60 521142303 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 681 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3165 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 38654705695 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 79203491913052 (F1) Unknown 100 253 45665622058 (F2) Unknown 100 253 38220046242	63.2% Good	Read 119 Write 101 Mixed 54.5 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 3.74 4K Mixed 0.25 120% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB 223 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1TB free, PID ce17 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 30.4 Write 31.1 Mixed 30.7 40% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.45 67% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.5 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 54%

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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 $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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Total price: $376

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16