MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics21.9% 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 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '18 at 00:49
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$57
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
37.4% Below average
Memory 60.6
1-Core 23.4
2-Core 44.8
31% 42.9 Pts
4-Core 80.5
8-Core 109
12% 94.6 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
EVGA(3842 3069) 2GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Lighting 25.6
Reflection 24.6
Parallax 35.3
21% 28.5 fps
MRender 33.3
Gravity 29.8
Splatting 26.3
24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
748GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 170
Mixed 138
119% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.23
4K Write 2.58
4K Mixed 0.35
138% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.9% Poor
MC Read 12.2
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 11.4
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 7.6
18% 6.17 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 67%

 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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