MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	70.5% 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '23 at 02:38
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 54.5 2-Core 91.7 49% 75.2 Pts	4-Core 126 8-Core 138 17% 132 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 279 215 270 213 253 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 398 Write 357 Mixed 325 SusWrite 259 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 45.1 4K Mixed 30.3 98% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 155 123% 173 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 111%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 135 128 133 127 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 133 Write 134 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 135 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 185 176 188 170 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 160 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 183 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 96 83 94 82 93 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 92.2 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.2% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 16.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 3.2 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.9 20% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 115%

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

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Typical 970A-G45 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 19%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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Motherboard: MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	13x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	9x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	6x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	6x

SSD
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples	3x
MX500 500GBCrucial $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	3x
SKC600512G 512GBKingstonBench 109%, 5,390 samples	3x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	11x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 3,072 samples	6x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $106

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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