MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.5% 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	77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '17 at 22:12
Run Duration	478 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 970 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 90.1 1-Core 51.7 2-Core 102 53% 81.3 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 170 21% 159 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8586) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.5% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 31 Parallax 28.3 26% 30.2 fps	MRender 35.8 Gravity 28.8 Splatting 29.6 25% 31.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255 1,100 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 1 12974 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8904 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3144 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 31 0 81606934559 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 70 1 12974 (E7) Temperature 77 77 24 (EA) Unknown 100 100 152307 (F1) Unknown 100 100 16883 (F2) Unknown 100 100 43372 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 32252777	77.2% Very good	Read 481 Write 391 Mixed 355 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 25.3 82% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 82.1 92% 155 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 538GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 139000944 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 10052 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 13851120 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4226 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2063 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4297261096 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 56 150862168091 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 5173 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 21356 (C2) HDA temperature 27 44 -140737488355301 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 112 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -60872571485463 (F1) Unknown 100 253 47413503879 (F2) Unknown 100 253 40113168817	90.8% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 148 Mixed 139 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.35 100% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 113%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 136GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 88GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 107 Write 13.9 Mixed 12.5 38% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.92 91% 2.61 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 38%
Patriot Memory 124GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 71GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	5.68% Terrible	Read 24.2 Write 5.88 Mixed 6.55 12% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.71 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.002 14% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.68% Great: 34%
Patriot Memory 126GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 13GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	8.78% Terrible	Read 26.6 Write 11.6 Mixed 15.9 21% 18 MB/s	4K Read 3.52 4K Write 0.51 4K Mixed 0.29 40% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.78% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-151.A00LF Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 9905403-151.A00LF Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.3% Poor	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 10.3 27% 9.47 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 50%

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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 $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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Value: 78% - Very good

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16