MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 51.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15% 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	84.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '24 at 17:23
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 910e 214 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 38.2 2-Core 76.5 44% 65 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 136 18% 134 Pts	64-Core 138 9% 138 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 0513) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1183 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Lighting 16.3 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 22.1 13% 21.9 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 16.7 Splatting 24.9 18% 22.3 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 208 142 121 139 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 440 Write 412 Mixed 330 SusWrite 180 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 41.6 143% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 250 187% 249 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 124%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$79 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 127 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 9905403-176.A00LF 9905474-060.A00LF 9905403-176.A00LF 12GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.9% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 12.1 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 8.3 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns

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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: 0P 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	70	58	60	23.5"	1280 720	PHLC084 Philips 247EL

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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	102x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	48x

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 $36Bench 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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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