MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 47.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	39.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '16 at 16:22
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	47.5% Average	Memory 76.2 1-Core 50 2-Core 80.8 46% 69 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 126 15% 118 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PwrHis(1787 2343) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1002 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.7.2 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.2% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 50.8 Parallax 75.1 32% 55.3 fps	MRender 58.7 Gravity 53 Splatting 74.4 52% 62.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3870 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 830 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 57 (AE) Unknown 100 100 142 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 53 201864511521 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 6 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 11217706526 (F7) Unknown 100 100 352547297 (F8) Unknown 100 100 608303589	55% Above average	Read 301 Write 319 Mixed 169 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 15.5 71% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 74.9 DQ Mixed 16.4 22% 38.8 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 97%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 24GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 155 144 1216 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17365 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5764 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1715 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 787 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 188 188 38586 (C2) HDA temperature 113 90 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 195 142 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 97 97 2194	33.1% Below average	Read 54.5 Write 61 Mixed 37.5 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 0.34 4K Mixed 0.16 41% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 15GB free Firmware: CC35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 98 26535124 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15991 (05) Reallocated sector count 92 92 349 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 36144988 (09) Power-on hours count 64 64 32390 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3946 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 18 18 82 (BC) Unknown 100 98 8590065679 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 50 521732127 (C2) HDA temperature 31 50 60129542175 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 25 20 26535124 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -80955838520720 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4231882884 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2258819746	55% Above average	Read 91 Write 101 Mixed 52.1 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.38 88% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 70%
Lenovo USB Hard Drive 1TB 1,783 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 55GB free, PID 4533 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 30.4 Write 29.7 Mixed 13.8 30% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.19 4K Write 0.13 4K Mixed 0.07 7% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Transcend JM1600KLN-4G 12GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	41% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 15.5 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 9.9 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 87.9 46% 87.9 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 55%

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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	102x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	48x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	28x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16