MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130716
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 05 '18 at 21:21
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.7% Good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 70.3
2-Core 138
61% 98.9 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 447
42% 352 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB; msi 1080 seahawk
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 147
Parallax 138
106% 138 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 133
Splatting 109
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 393
Write 325
Mixed 284
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 22.7
106% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 42
DQ Write 69.7
DQ Mixed 24.2
27% 45.3 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 124%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23
732GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 119
Write 129
Mixed 85.4
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.16
89% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.1% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 16.2
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 12.8
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 88%

 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 437 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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