MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130329
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '22 at 08:50
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 119 56% 89.6 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 268 29% 229 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (61 fps cap detected)	49% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 57.1 49% 59.3 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 55.8 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAJ20103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 53 40 93 48 89 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 400 Write 388 Mixed 356 SusWrite 86.4 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 22.7 90% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 129 124% 196 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 23GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 113 177 142 25 264 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.7% Average	Read 217 Write 105 Mixed 96 SusWrite 159 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 32.1 4K Mixed 20.3 72% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 54.5 DQ Write 77.9 DQ Mixed 93.6 63% 75.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 102%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100 8,795 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 9GB free Firmware: 2AC101C4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 49 40 54 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 44.7 Write 50.7 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 48 33% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 47%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 50GB free Firmware: PB3OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 53.4 Write 41.9 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 35.4 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX F3-12800CL9-4GBRL Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	46.1% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 54%

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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 $90Bench 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 $76Bench 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 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16