MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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	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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '19 at 00:04
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 128 61% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 289 32% 254 Pts	64-Core 257 16% 257 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600 8,087 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Nvidia(10DE 094B) 1GB CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.83 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.01% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 4.12 Parallax 4.5 4% 4.34 fps	MRender 5.14 Gravity 5.03 Splatting 7.04 5% 5.74 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.01% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 537GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 101 115 141 150 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 106 Write 142 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 130 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.3 109% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 465GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 93 93 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 85.9 Write 85.4 Mixed 43.1 SusWrite 92.2 103% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 61%

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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 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	100x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	47x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
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 $38Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16