MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '18 at 23:32
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 73.2 1-Core 39.1 2-Core 75.7 42% 62.7 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 176 21% 161 Pts	64-Core 179 11% 179 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 34E6) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	3.86% Terrible	Lighting 4.73 Reflection 5.46 Parallax 2.62 4% 4.27 fps	MRender 6.57 Gravity 4.2 Splatting 3.83 4% 4.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.86% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^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 100 100 531 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1068 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 33 (A3) Unknown 100 100 285 (94) Unknown 100 100 141004 (95) Unknown 100 100 2024 (96) Unknown 100 100 1942 (97) Unknown 100 100 2015 (A4) Unknown 100 100 53361 (A5) Unknown 100 100 81 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 41 (A9) Unknown 100 100 96 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 39741955506204 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 178376 (F2) Unknown 100 100 332274 (F5) Unknown 100 100 315163 (F6) Unknown 100 100 282008 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	53.4% Above average	Read 466 Write 231 Mixed 260 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 14.4 60% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 81.4 DQ Write 30.2 DQ Mixed 20.3 24% 44 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 91%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 231104840 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2236 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 64 60 2914864 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2281 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 839 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 91 91 9 (BE) vendor-specific 69 61 521928735 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 39 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2236 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 51539607583 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	94.2% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 168 Mixed 144 118% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.18 69% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.M8F 2x4GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	37% Below average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 8.4 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 94.2 42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

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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 $177	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