MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130204
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '17 at 00:41
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 145 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 458 44% 365 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 65.3 51% 66.3 fps	MRender 74.8 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 58 53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 35GB free Firmware: S8FM05.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17289 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 268 (AA) Unknown 100 100 116 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1835059 (AE) Unknown 100 100 56 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (DA) Unknown 100 100 318423 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2700 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1692	44.8% Average	Read 209 Write 198 Mixed 134 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 10.7 76% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 24.1 DQ Write 80.9 DQ Mixed 10.9 20% 38.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 84%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 22GB free Firmware: S8FM05.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17905 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 269 (AA) Unknown 100 100 177 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1703982 (AE) Unknown 100 100 50 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 50 (DA) Unknown 100 100 60570 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3057 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1788	44.1% Average	Read 200 Write 197 Mixed 153 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 10.2 76% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 24.1 DQ Write 80.7 DQ Mixed 10.9 20% 38.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 84%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM05.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 18532 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 262 (AA) Unknown 100 100 8589934726 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 37290660 (AE) Unknown 100 100 48 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 48 (DA) Unknown 100 100 30 (E7) Temperature 100 100 81 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7013 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4969	43.5% Average	Read 203 Write 197 Mixed 90.4 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 10.5 73% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 83.2 DQ Mixed 11 21% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 571GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 169 2350 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3749 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13507 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 56 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 31 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3813 (C2) HDA temperature 120 97 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63.8% Good	Read 116 Write 106 Mixed 91.7 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.27 101% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 288GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 169 4158 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8125 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 28622 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 261 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 199 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 180 180 60882 (C2) HDA temperature 122 102 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	71.3% Very good	Read 129 Write 119 Mixed 80.4 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.28 4K Mixed 0.22 97% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 112GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 152 6200 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7470 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 44 44 40948 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 457 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 308 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 73 73 382459 (C2) HDA temperature 127 103 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.1% Above average	Read 109 Write 86.5 Mixed 18.7 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.14 60% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-02X.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8GX 9905403-02X.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8GX 32GB 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.5% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.7 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns

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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 $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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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 $40	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