MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	55.9% 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	66.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '19 at 17:39
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	40.9% Average	Memory 64.8 1-Core 27.8 2-Core 49.6 34% 47.4 Pts	4-Core 94 8-Core 158 15% 126 Pts	64-Core 151 9% 151 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.9% Above average	Lighting 57 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 105 46% 80.9 fps	MRender 91.8 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 85.3 74% 91.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 318 314 346 342 361 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 416 Write 362 Mixed 274 SusWrite 330 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 22.5 71% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 155 118% 159 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 880GB free Firmware: HP64 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 119 118 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 111 Write 70.7 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 118 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 13 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 8.2 18% 6.37 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 71%

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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%

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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	99x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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