MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.4% 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	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '17 at 11:53
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 120 55% 87.9 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 277 32% 247 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Gigabyte(1458 227C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.9.1 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 61.5 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 66.8 50% 61.7 fps	MRender 52.8 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 70.3 48% 56.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 256GB-$129 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0307A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (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 1676 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1301 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 99 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 205404 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 45 (A3) Unknown 100 100 1 (A4) Unknown 100 100 94835 (A5) Unknown 100 100 154 (A6) Unknown 100 100 50 (A7) Unknown 100 100 93 (F1) Unknown 100 100 355576 (F2) Unknown 100 100 610498 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 179 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 355576 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0	71.3% Very good	Read 502 Write 252 Mixed 373 83% 376 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 27.5 97% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 68.1 68% 109 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 99%
Asmt 2105 2TB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 24.1 Write 26.4 Mixed 23.8 19% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.02 43% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 49GB free Firmware: CC35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 185921895 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9404 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 426942585 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 29312 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3962 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 99 99 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 59 1133889061287 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 45 554762272 (C2) HDA temperature 32 55 38654705696 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 39 19 185921895 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 50 51885 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -115882512574305 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3604088384 (F2) Unknown 100 253 75535873	55.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 91.2 Mixed 92 71% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 6,948 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.8% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.8 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 71%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

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 $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