MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.6% 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	58.8% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 18:45
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	47%

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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 122 57% 91.5 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 256 30% 232 Pts	64-Core 282 17% 282 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 3102) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Lighting 23.4 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 20.7 19% 20.5 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 23.9 Splatting 17.4 18% 22.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY128HDHP-00000 128GB 673 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT0100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 118 131 131 127 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 314 Write 312 Mixed 199 SusWrite 135 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 34 112% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 37.1 DQ Write 89.1 DQ Mixed 47.5 41% 57.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 96 94 92 98 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 80.6 Write 93 Mixed 44.4 SusWrite 91.9 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 60%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 8GB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 1689 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.58% Terrible	Read 14.6 Write 8.3 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 2.7 9% 7.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.58% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 37,489 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.4 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.9 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 35%

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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%

Battle cruiser

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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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