MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.3% 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	43.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1366x768x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '17 at 23:00
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 129 58% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 440 41% 340 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3006) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1595 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Lighting 50.3 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 65.5 41% 49.8 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 49 Splatting 39.2 33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th 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 3455 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 35 (64) Unknown 100 100 878208 (65) Unknown 100 100 144976 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 30 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 532 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 649 (B7) Unknown 100 100 6 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 32 100 184684773408 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 99 99 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1574 (EA) Unknown 100 100 716 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1323 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1396 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	43.9% Average	Read 344 Write 177 Mixed 71.7 43% 198 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 26.5 4K Mixed 9.2 61% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 29.7 DQ Write 45.6 DQ Mixed 9.04 15% 28.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 921GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 164837120 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2840 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 55 115989390507 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8862 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1124 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 196614 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 65 49 672661539 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 158 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 24482 (C2) HDA temperature 35 51 60129542179 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 64909840750061 (F1) Unknown 100 253 23825227321 (F2) Unknown 100 253 39199103135	70.6% Very good	Read 120 Write 126 Mixed 70.8 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.06 4K Mixed 0.23 73% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173BH0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 8GB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 14.1 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 58%

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Gaming 34%

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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 $175Bench 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