MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 09:29
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8310 1,697 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 134 60% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 408 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1313) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 337.50 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.09% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 2.38 Parallax 0.44 1% 1.34 fps	MRender 2.62 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.09% Great: 1%
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 2619) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 337.50 Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	0.64% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 1.15 Parallax 0.25 1% 0.77 fps	MRender 0.33 Gravity 0.43 Splatting 0.83 0% 0.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 0.64% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 122GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 164 169 167 169 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 339 Write 217 Mixed 250 SusWrite 163 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 38.5 140% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 224 172% 237 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603A SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 70 71 70 71 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 123 Write 105 Mixed 122 SusWrite 70.1 24% 105 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 27.7 110% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 86.9 73% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 764GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 69 151 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 172 Write 89 Mixed 113 SusWrite 94.6 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 580GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 114 127 117 125 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 137 Write 104 Mixed 84 SusWrite 122 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 96%
Corsair Flash Voyager GTX USB 3.0 128GB-$107 102 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 114GB free, PID 1a0e Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 20 Write 15.8 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 19.3 25% 18.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 4.4 348% 5.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 229%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.3% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 17.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.9 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 76%

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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) $30	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