MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	32.4% 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	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '17 at 01:48
Run Duration	92 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (20^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 X4 820 1,512 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Memory 75.8 1-Core 40.1 2-Core 47.3 40% 54.4 Pts	4-Core 67.6 8-Core 67.7 9% 67.6 Pts	64-Core 86.6 5% 86.6 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1605 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (44 fps cap detected)	32.4% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 44.1 Parallax 43.5 31% 41.9 fps	MRender 44 Gravity 44.9 Splatting 40 35% 43 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4063 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 335 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 76 (AD) Unknown 100 100 983082 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 116 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2557	61.6% Good	Read 497 Write 316 Mixed 335 85% 383 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 9.65 58% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 98.7 DQ Mixed 36.5 51% 94.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 Corsair CM3X2G1333C9 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 5.3 MC Mixed 6.4 19% 6.5 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 3.7 SC Mixed 7 15% 5.23 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 37%

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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%

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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	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	21x
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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16