MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55% 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	85.2% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

9 months ago, 6 months ago, 27 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '19 at 19:28
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
AMD FX-8150-$183 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 44% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	46.6% Average	1-Core 69.8 2-Core 131 48% 100 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 468 45% 363 Pts	64-Core 472 32% 472 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$160 304,098 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 210 Reflection 182 Parallax 276 55% 222 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 202 Splatting 129 55% 158 fps
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 61%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$60 507,744 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 72 67 69 68 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 473 Write 424 Mixed 399 SusWrite 110 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 45.8 153% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 260 196% 262 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 123%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$69 121,806 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 21GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 60 63 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 85.5 Write 77.7 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 67.1 58% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 70,967 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 18.9 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.3 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 51%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 45%

Yacht

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 42%, 168,309 samples	1,531x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 49%, 231,448 samples	1,177x
FX-8320AMD $163Bench 44%, 91,262 samples	792x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $280Bench 57%, 752,541 samples	329x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 268,973 samples	321x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 32%, 464,235 samples	315x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $60Bench 105%, 507,744 samples	245x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $58Bench 54%, 221,046 samples	202x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 111%, 442,547 samples	125x

RAM
8GBUnknownBench 36%, 70,967 samples	575x
16GBUnknownBench 40%, 40,281 samples	404x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 53,360 samples	144x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $518

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $55

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24