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 as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	87.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 9 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '17 at 12:34
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 77.7 2-Core 140 64% 103 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 300 34% 265 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 607 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 69 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 54 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 1 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1441801231	87.4% Excellent	Read 490 Write 380 Mixed 190 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 36 124% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 63.1 67% 112 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 134%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 66GB free Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 94 94 3028117 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 -39676907873881 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 989 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 47 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3028117 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 4 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3028117 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3028117 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 5385 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4793 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4793 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7019	49.6% Average	Read 197 Write 164 Mixed 134 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 14.5 84% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 40 64% 121 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 66%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 114GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 103 Write 26 Mixed 36.6 56% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.48 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.79 100% 2.02 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 36%
Sony Storage Media 16GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID 0439 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	4.73% Terrible	Read 14.1 Write 8.75 Mixed 7.99 12% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.14 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.01 12% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.73% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 20 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 15 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 72%

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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 $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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16