MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120814
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 16:05
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	84%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Memory 71.6 1-Core 55.2 2-Core 96.9 47% 74.6 Pts	4-Core 131 8-Core 148 18% 140 Pts	64-Core 158 10% 158 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% XFX(1682 2286) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	1.31% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1.4 Parallax 0.3 1% 1 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 1.4 Splatting 2.2 2% 2.2 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.31% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 200 149 128 124 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 397 Write 380 Mixed 331 SusWrite 177 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 30.3 105% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 162 126% 172 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 32GB 5,781 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	36.2% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 13.1 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 10.8 24% 8.47 GB/s	Latency 97.7 41% 97.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 101%

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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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Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 438 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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