MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 21:53
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 94.7 1-Core 74.9 2-Core 126 63% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 468 47% 382 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 39 38 46 48 56 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 390GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 434 396 390 386 388 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 152 149 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 149 Write 121 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 149 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 99%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 564GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 197 197 196 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 182 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 195 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.3 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 60%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 7GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 4.2 4.8 5.4 4.8 5.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	6.8% Terrible	Read 31 Write 7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4.5 11% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C9-8GXM F3-1600C9-8GXM F3-1866C9-8GXM F3-1600C9-8GXM 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 20.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 56%

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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	102x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	48x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	22x
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 $36Bench 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 i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359