MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.8% 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	59.8% 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '18 at 15:19
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 135 62% 99.1 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 318 35% 278 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 2272) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Lighting 39 Reflection 35.2 Parallax 47.1 32% 40.4 fps	MRender 31.1 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 39.8 29% 34.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5651 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 852 (B1) Unknown 82 82 89 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 45 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 134 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29716033565	59.8% Above average	Read 456 Write 255 Mixed 264 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 13.7 84% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 33.8 DQ Write 40.3 DQ Mixed 13.3 17% 29.1 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 123%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 500GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 82 82 6360 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9440 (05) Reallocated sector count 92 92 221 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13793 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4125 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 55 437387290 (C2) HDA temperature 72 53 487718940 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 2137103 (C4) Reallocation count 95 95 221 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1108 (C8) Write error rate 100 99 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	46.9% Average	Read 84 Write 79.3 Mixed 86.6 63% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.38 86% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 59%
Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB (2013) 2,070 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 455GB free Firmware: CC92 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 99 7315746 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7954 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5331380 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3531 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1439 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032834 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 68 46 538378272 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 349 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5390 (C2) HDA temperature 32 54 55834574880 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 104 99 7315746 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -42812234003059 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1983207301 (F2) Unknown 100 253 404090288	52.3% Above average	Read 90.9 Write 91.5 Mixed 89.4 68% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.36 88% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 71%
Samsung HD153WI 1.5TB 1,095 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 693GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 33 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 59 37 12488 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13716 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 13539 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4695 (BF) G-sense error rate 93 93 72806 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 51 214749020190 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 4948 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 88572	65.1% Good	Read 108 Write 119 Mixed 114 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.28 4K Mixed 0.5 125% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50% Average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 18 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 69%

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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 $129Bench 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 $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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