MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.5% 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 06:59
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th 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 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 70.6 2-Core 140 60% 98.1 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 398 40% 325 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Nvidia(10DE 095B) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.3% Poor	Lighting 31.6 Reflection 36.1 Parallax 44.6 26% 37.4 fps	MRender 48.7 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 35.8 33% 41.4 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 256GB 2,468 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM74D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 248 173 176 173 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 359 Write 278 Mixed 194 SusWrite 187 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 17.6 72% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22.2 DQ Write 56.9 DQ Mixed 25.3 23% 34.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 82%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 699GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 62 40 18 70 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 53.5 Write 16.5 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 42.7 23% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 57%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 436GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 146 150 149 149 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 127 Write 104 Mixed 26 SusWrite 149 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 19GB free Firmware: CC3H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 122 Write 122 Mixed 57.3 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 70%
Kingston DT microDuo 32GB 773 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID 16a1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 7.2 8.4 7.3 8.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 27.5 Write 26.8 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 8.6 22% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 18% 1.65 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.4% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 13.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 54%

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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 $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