MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	44.7% 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	21.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '16 at 12:40
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 81 1-Core 51 2-Core 96.7 50% 76.2 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 297 30% 242 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.7% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 47.5 Parallax 69.7 44% 57.1 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 46.2 46% 57 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102M3 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 39279 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1449 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 359 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1396313 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 8578768 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 1 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 3428237886 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 87 87 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0	21.8% Poor	Read 192 Write 85.6 Mixed 119 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 3.02 4K Mixed 4.9 31% 7.71 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 44%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136 7,908 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 680GB free Firmware: LC11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 128624360 (03) Spinup time 85 79 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5845 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 25832000632 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 18659 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 14 (0C) Power cycle count 99 37 1664 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 21475164165 (BD) vendor-specific 81 81 19 (BE) vendor-specific 56 36 6198495477804 (C2) HDA temperature 44 64 55834574892 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 39 16 128624360 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	41.1% Average	Read 70.4 Write 72.5 Mixed 76.3 55% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.34 84% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 102GB free Firmware: SD15 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 199578515 (03) Spinup time 94 88 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2166 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 25945337750 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20177 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 6 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 885 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 60130459688 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 70 39 3277816856606 (C2) HDA temperature 30 61 64424509470 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 25 20 199578515 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	35.3% Below average	Read 66.1 Write 56.8 Mixed 25.9 36% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.28 78% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 59%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 45GB free Firmware: 01.00101 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 150 140 14491 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6538 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 49 49 37530 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1459 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 508 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 105 105 287330 (C2) HDA temperature 120 87 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 57 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 53 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 8 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 114	69.6% Good	Read 131 Write 112 Mixed 38.7 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.34 110% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 84GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 3 (03) Spinup time 169 165 6508 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6174 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19134 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 977 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 259 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 101 101 297038 (C2) HDA temperature 114 82 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 49	52.2% Above average	Read 87.6 Write 94.1 Mixed 58.9 60% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.19 81% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-451.A00LF 4x4GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.1% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.4 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 78%

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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	100x
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	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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16