MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.5% 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	55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '18 at 16:34
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th 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 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 47.2 2-Core 95.7 48% 74.4 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 278 28% 229 Pts	64-Core 282 17% 282 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3030) 2GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 43.3 29% 37.2 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 30 Splatting 37.7 27% 32.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th 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 4050 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 816 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 217 (B1) Unknown 0 0 89 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 40 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 92854 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 87 (E7) Temperature 98 100 40 (E9) Unknown 0 0 18 (EA) Unknown 0 0 119 (F1) Unknown 0 0 18751 (F2) Unknown 0 0 15015	55.1% Above average	Read 412 Write 277 Mixed 334 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 14.2 67% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 20.2 DQ Write 48.3 DQ Mixed 14 16% 27.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 444GB free Firmware: SC12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 94439640 (03) Spinup time 99 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6497 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 67870715 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11349 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 428 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 43 43 57 (BE) vendor-specific 67 45 555483169 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 263 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6501 (C2) HDA temperature 33 55 81604378657 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	79.2% Very good	Read 139 Write 137 Mixed 117 98% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.19 77% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 98%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 68GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 132 3991 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11895 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 39928 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1051 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 515 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 11872 (C2) HDA temperature 110 89 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	46.7% Average	Read 90.1 Write 73 Mixed 92.8 65% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.15 43% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1333EL Series 1333EL Series Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 533, 533, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.7% Poor	MC Read 6.7 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.3 19% 6.57 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.6 19% 6.57 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 24%

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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 $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