MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.2% 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	47.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '17 at 12:56
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 850 1,360 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 47.3 2-Core 96.3 46% 72.8 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 191 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 375.95 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 37.3 27% 33.3 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 33.3 30% 37.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 10630044 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 -57131654966757 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1072 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 68 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 39 38657261597 (C2) HDA temperature 29 39 38657261597 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 10630044 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 10630044 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 10630044 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 77309411329 (E9) Unknown 0 0 8655 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4785 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4785 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5251 (F4) Unknown 98 98 4063293	47.7% Average	Read 411 Write 123 Mixed 174 51% 236 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 11.7 63% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 8.79 37% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 73%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 161GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 196 192 15204 (03) Spinup time 145 139 9716 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7793 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12602 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3191 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 242 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 174 174 79925 (C2) HDA temperature 29 29 123 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 134 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 96 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 21 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 53	30.8% Below average	Read 91.1 Write 16.3 Mixed 37.5 36% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.15 54% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 83%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 71GB free Firmware: MKAOA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 87 (03) Spinup time 125 125 51580043882 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5212 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 133 133 27 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9487 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2300 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5226 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5226 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 227633922082 (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 0	61.5% Good	Read 94.9 Write 119 Mixed 77 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.4 106% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 6,862 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.6% Poor	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 11.7 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.8 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 90.9 44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 29.6% 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 $57Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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