MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.3% 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	53.8% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '20 at 23:21
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 77.3 2-Core 152 61% 103 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 448 43% 356 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0501) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.3% Average	Lighting 50.8 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 74.7 41% 63.7 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 54.8 47% 58.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 223GB free Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 133 93 90 90 91 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.7% Average	Read 277 Write 147 Mixed 182 SusWrite 135 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 19.5 79% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 39.9 DQ Mixed 29.5 23% 30.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 91%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900BB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 120 123 124 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 353 Write 285 Mixed 288 SusWrite 122 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 29.4 96% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 30.6 DQ Write 64.8 DQ Mixed 38.3 32% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 465GB free Firmware: JP2OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 122 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 121 Write 100 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 123 71% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL8-2GBRM CT51264BD160BJ.C8F F3-10666CL8-2GBRM CT51264BD160BJ.C8F 12GB 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.1% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 13.4 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.2 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns

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Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

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 $74Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16