MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
ProcessorWith 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 41%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics10.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 13 '22 at 08:05
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
41% Average
Memory 66.4
1-Core 48.6
2-Core 59.7
40% 58.2 Pts
4-Core 91.3
8-Core 99.3
13% 95.3 Pts
64-Core 95.1
6% 95.1 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
AMD(1002 2543) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.3001.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Lighting 14.1
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 12.8
12% 13.5 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 9.5
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$150
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 11 15 25 41 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
21% Poor
Read 43.7
Write 48.1
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 29.2
28% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21%
Great: 51%
WD Elements 2621 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 2621
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 27 27 28 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Read 25.7
Write 25.9
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 26.9
35% 25.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.8
50% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Transcend JM1600KLN-4G 12GB
800, 800 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
34.4% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 12.2
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.6
21% 7.33 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 444 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $376
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