MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 16:24
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 75.6 2-Core 153 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 455 46% 372 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Lighting 116 Reflection 111 Parallax 178 95% 135 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 127 Splatting 77.3 79% 99.4 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 94%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 314 Write 128 Mixed 172 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 38.7 137% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 97.7 77% 106 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 69%
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 10GB free Firmware: UE3000RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 426 Write 209 Mixed 243 64% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 34.7 4K Mixed 19 76% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 69.2 DQ Mixed 14.9 32% 66.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 55%
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 30GB free Firmware: SBFA12.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 489 Write 262 Mixed 368 82% 373 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 38.9 140% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 193 154% 215 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 19GB free Firmware: KC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 72.1 Write 79 Mixed 63.3 54% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 88%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6GB free Firmware: 00.0NA01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 58.9 67% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 22GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 54.9 Write 53.2 Mixed 50.6 40% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA MK3259GSXP 320GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 74GB free, PID 022b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 33.5 Write 35 Mixed 25.8 40% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 20%
Disk Name 160GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 113GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 30.4 Write 28.8 Mixed 20 33% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Corsair CMP4GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/8G Corsair CMP4GX3M2A1600C9 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 933, 667, 933, 667 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.4% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.3 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 50%

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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	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