MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.9% 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	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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '17 at 00:22
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 132 62% 98.3 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 288 32% 253 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 3011) 2GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Lighting 27.9 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 36.4 23% 31.4 fps	MRender 26.5 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 34.5 23% 27.6 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 99 (03) Spinup time 122 122 12897091773 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1463 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 22747 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1415 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1588 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1588 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 219044380708 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4	53.3% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 97.8 Mixed 81.2 67% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.2 74% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 103%
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 162GB free Firmware: MS1OA650 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 88 (03) Spinup time 117 117 12897681603 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6690 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 30383 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1494 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6767 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6767 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 253404053534 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 30229	66.2% Good	Read 119 Write 112 Mixed 105 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.14 61% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 82%
WD 5000AAV External 500GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 139GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 24.8 Write 24 Mixed 23.8 31% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.31 77% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 18.4 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 80%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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