MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	46.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '19 at 20:10
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 46.9 2-Core 136 57% 91.8 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 423 42% 339 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 048B) 2GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.13% Terrible	Lighting 7.37 Reflection 9 Parallax 9.03 6% 8.47 fps	MRender 7.95 Gravity 6.6 Splatting 8.52 6% 7.69 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.13% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 178 157 130 152 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 336 Write 286 Mixed 143 SusWrite 168 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 15.7 69% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 57 DQ Mixed 19.6 21% 32.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 864GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 162 Mixed 0.3 58% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 919GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 178 179 177 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 178 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 178 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.2 215% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free, PID ab31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 140 142 140 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 95.3 Write 106 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 140 136% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.6 331% 3.33 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 0.5 372% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C8 2x4GB 2,902 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.9% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9.4 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 9.2 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 63%

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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