MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52% 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	77.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	10.2 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 14 '20 at 00:57
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 77.3 2-Core 155 62% 104 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 464 47% 379 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.2% 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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 67 Parallax 85.9 53% 72.7 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 55.1 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52% 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: 376 95 95 95 97 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 338 Write 121 Mixed 289 SusWrite 142 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 31 117% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 170 142% 204 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 91%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900BB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 413 163 183 160 189 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 427 Write 265 Mixed 378 SusWrite 250 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 34 118% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 173 137% 189 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 465GB free Firmware: JP2OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 129 130 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 59 SusWrite 130 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 71.8% 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	41.4% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns

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

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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 $37Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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