MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.2% 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	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	9.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '21 at 18:10
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th 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 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	Memory 77.9 1-Core 49.7 2-Core 82.3 46% 70 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 278 30% 236 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3850) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.2% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 57.6 53% 66.2 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 75.3 Splatting 59.9 54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 62%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$80 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 104 66 127 59 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 346 Write 362 Mixed 211 SusWrite 101 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 27.8 90% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 199 160% 227 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 2x8GB 2,479 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29% Poor	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 10.3 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 6.2 17% 5.83 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

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 $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