MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.6% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 17:50
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 53.2 2-Core 106 54% 83.1 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 319 33% 265 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 939 MHz, MLim: 1214 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.4 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.6% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 73.9 48% 62.7 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 52.5 Splatting 69.6 49% 59 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 404 Write 164 Mixed 104 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 13.3 53% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 19.2 DQ Write 14.8 DQ Mixed 14.6 12% 16.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 47%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 97GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 107 108 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 135 Write 135 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 107 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 265GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 107 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 84.2 Write 93 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 107 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F8G64CB8HB5N-DI CT51264BA160B.C16F 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.4% Below average	MC Read 17 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 14.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 10.8 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 38%

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

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Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 438 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	99x
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	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