MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.6% 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	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 20:51
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 118 56% 88.8 Pts	4-Core 154 8-Core 298 27% 226 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PowerColor(148C 2359) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.6% Below average	Lighting 42.1 Reflection 47.1 Parallax 61.9 34% 50.4 fps	MRender 47 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 32.5 32% 40.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 44 51 48 50 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 310 Write 61.9 Mixed 128 SusWrite 47.1 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 23 4K Mixed 16 69% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 33.1 DQ Mixed 61 62% 106 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 98%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 7GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 405 Write 157 Mixed 172 53% 244 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 22.7 4K Mixed 18.5 63% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 46 DQ Mixed 94.5 65% 81.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 75%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 129GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 10 9.2 9.7 12 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	6.9% Terrible	Read 24.3 Write 3 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 10.5 11% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.9% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,222 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	41% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 5.6 17% 5.87 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	108	5	60	25"	1920 1080	HWP3035 HP 25xi

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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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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