MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	96.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.6% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	May 03 '19 at 17:03
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 79.7 2-Core 158 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 365 40% 317 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.4% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 160 Parallax 137 93% 137 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 145 Splatting 116 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 399 400 393 401 394 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 415 Mixed 304 SusWrite 399 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 39.8 133% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 194 148% 200 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 348GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 146 146 148 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 155 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 145 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 109%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB 1,966 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 15GB free, PID 5500, Micro Center 16GB USB 3.0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 46 43 45 47 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 99.5 Write 44 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 41.7 58% 51 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1 112% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,351 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 16.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 75%

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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 $57Bench 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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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $376

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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