MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.1% 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	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 23:42
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 132 60% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 380 38% 309 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Lighting 34.9 Reflection 38.9 Parallax 45.7 28% 39.8 fps	MRender 32.3 Gravity 33.4 Splatting 26.1 25% 30.6 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 166 103 117 106 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 354 Write 82.5 Mixed 144 SusWrite 132 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 19.7 60% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 29 DQ Write 69.6 DQ Mixed 36.7 32% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 92%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 111GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 169 104 118 105 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 401 Write 380 Mixed 294 SusWrite 134 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 40.6 138% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 43.2 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 45.6 43% 63.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 931GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 107 110 107 108 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59% Above average	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 102 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 61%
SAMSUNG HM251JI 250GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 32GB free, PID 0214 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0 0.1 0.7 1.4 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	3.77% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 5.5 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 0.9 4% 2.57 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 3.77% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 63%

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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	100x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	47x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16