MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 17:29
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	10%

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 Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 84.2 1-Core 52.6 2-Core 104 52% 80.3 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 199 25% 190 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 84.2 54% 70.4 fps	MRender 60.1 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 76 54% 64.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 2TB 804 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 51 45 73 74 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 139 Write 145 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 66.3 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 104%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 15GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 58 59 58 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 57.3 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 62%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 97GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 58 59 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 54 Write 39.3 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 57.4 36% 48.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 59%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 327GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 58 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 84.8 Write 75.7 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 57.4 55% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 65%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 209GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 40.7 Mixed 26.8 26% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 47% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 1,822 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.1% Poor	MC Read 11 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 10.7 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 8.1 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 19%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	13x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	9x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	6x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	6x

SSD
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples	3x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	3x
SKC600512G 512GBKingstonBench 109%, 5,390 samples	3x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	11x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 3,072 samples	6x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $106

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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