MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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	15.2% 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	56.2% 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1804 x 1014 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '16 at 03:22
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2,612 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 75.6 1-Core 46.5 2-Core 88.2 46% 70.1 Pts	4-Core 139 8-Core 128 18% 134 Pts	64-Core 137 8% 137 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 54%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT 4,580 User benchmarks, average bench 1% XFX(1682 230B) 512MB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4195 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.48% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 1.96 Parallax 0.22 1% 1.03 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.48% Great: 1%
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 2806) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4195 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Lighting 18.8 Reflection 16.6 Parallax 23.8 15% 19.7 fps	MRender 22.6 Gravity 17.2 Splatting 16.3 15% 18.7 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 202 100 458 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 755 (A6) Unknown 100 100 211 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 264 (A9) Unknown 100 100 32 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 246 (AE) Unknown 100 100 425 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 100 249108103207 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 3 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 8 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 53467 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2322 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4272	56.2% Above average	Read 366 Write 330 Mixed 228 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 2.51 69% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 95.3 DQ Mixed 4.72 20% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 86%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 149GB free Firmware: 10.02E02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 208 166 4566 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5495 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 2 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24125 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4992 (BE) vendor-specific 59 44 41 (C2) HDA temperature 109 94 41 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 58 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	32.4% Below average	Read 55.9 Write 56.5 Mixed 26.7 34% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.5 121% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 35%
Seagate ST9160314AS 160GB 2,396 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 141GB free Firmware: P003HPM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 89 83 76738145 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4688 (05) Reallocated sector count 98 98 57 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 109292286 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16536 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 37 4180 (B7) Unknown 100 253 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 4307 (BC) Unknown 100 96 111670919203 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 44 4800118814 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 39 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 102 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 457318 (C2) HDA temperature 30 56 4294967326 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 58 50 76738145 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 57 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 293 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 191 219	38.1% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 66.3 Mixed 21.3 38% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.33 81% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 36%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46 8,198 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 138GB free Firmware: P22OABEA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 94 94 589839 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 120 120 12896043170 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5654 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 9 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 24726 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4972 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6271 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6271 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 231928823843 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 9 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 1754	39.8% Below average	Read 72.3 Write 66 Mixed 34.4 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IMT41GU6MFR8W-TA2 2x8GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.4 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 8 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 80%

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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 $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 $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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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