MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	22GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 22GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 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	11.9 GB free of 22 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 01:56
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 82.1 1-Core 46.4 2-Core 80.8 47% 69.8 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 162 17% 136 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 2125) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.71% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 2 2% 2.3 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 1.9 2% 1.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.71% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 142 107 138 144 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 366 Write 320 Mixed 143 SusWrite 140 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 16.8 4K Mixed 15.7 53% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 17.6 DQ Write 20 DQ Mixed 12.2 11% 16.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 99U5403-185.A00LF 22GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 8192, 2048, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	35% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 13.2 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 8.9 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 45%

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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%

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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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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