MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160108
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMar 31 '19 at 18:35
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.5% Good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 75.4
2-Core 148
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 238
8-Core 418
40% 328 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 122
Parallax 137
106% 130 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 126
Splatting 100
105% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 255 273 278 273 277 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 426
Mixed 339
SusWrite 282
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 45.5
152% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 168
147% 220 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
28GB free
Firmware: 12.01B02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 53 52 51 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Read 47.8
Write 44.7
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 52
33% 44.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 58%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80
196GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 55 56 55 54 54 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Read 52.8
Write 50.8
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 53.5
36% 48.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.5% Average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 16.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 12.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 438 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $376
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