MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '20 at 01:55
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 58.3 1-Core 44.9 2-Core 90.9 40% 64.7 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 221 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU635 960GB-$65 1,560 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 263 313 338 328 326 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 337 Write 333 Mixed 259 SusWrite 306 70% 309 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 27.6 99% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 27 DQ Mixed 20.3 18% 25.8 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 720GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 81 80 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 174 Write 124 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 80.8 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$116 12,285 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 290GB free Firmware: JP4OA41B SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 91 90 90 91 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 110 Write 110 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 89.9 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 76%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 402GB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 81 81 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 120 Write 104 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 80.8 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA MG05ACA800E 8TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 164 162 170 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.9% Very good	Read 163 Write 162 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 167 196% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.8 237% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 12GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 800, 800 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 12.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9.7 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 133 30% 133 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 56%

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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	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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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