MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJan 17 '18 at 16:53
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 35.1
2-Core 67.3
39% 57.3 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 167
18% 146 Pts
64-Core 163
10% 163 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5750
XFX(1682 2980) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
8.59% Terrible
Lighting 11.2
Reflection 8.77
Parallax 9.34
9% 9.78 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 8.13
Splatting 10.4
8% 8.95 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.59%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAC Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 82.4
Write 77.6
Mixed 71.5
58% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.4
84% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-02X.B00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
26.8% Poor
MC Read 10
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.8
27% 9.47 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 6.1
16% 5.47 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $376
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