MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	22.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130716
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '19 at 22:12
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 645 5,346 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 70.1 1-Core 45.3 2-Core 90.2 44% 68.5 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 166 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 83F4) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.19% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 2.54 Parallax 0.34 1% 1.39 fps	MRender 2.62 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.83 1% 1.77 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.19% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 82 51 64 83 70 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.6% Poor	Read 43.5 Write 216 Mixed 241 SusWrite 66.2 33% 142 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 7.6 50% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 17.6 DQ Write 91.6 DQ Mixed 14.8 23% 41.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 86%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 101GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 84 88 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 78.8 Write 74.2 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 86.8 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 69%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB 3,701 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 711GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 16 17 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	8.61% Terrible	Read 25.3 Write 26.2 Mixed 15 SusWrite 16.5 27% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.61% Great: 38%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 16 16 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 27.3 Write 23 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 16.5 30% 22.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 53% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBXL Corsair CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 667, 667, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.9% Poor	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 10.9 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.2 19% 6.6 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 32%

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

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 $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