MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.6% 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	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 01:08
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 53.5 2-Core 103 54% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 332 33% 267 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 84.9 58% 74.6 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 56.3 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 220 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 22 (A5) Unknown 100 100 76 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 148 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 13 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 38 163208757278 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 90195623957 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 135 (EA) Unknown 100 100 426 (F1) Unknown 100 100 167 (F2) Unknown 100 100 134 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	44.2% Average	Read 493 Write 114 Mixed 142 54% 250 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 4.48 51% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 41.4 DQ Mixed 5.81 23% 52.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 55%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60 12,460 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 259GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 198 197 2694 (03) Spinup time 187 172 1650 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2276 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 810 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 538 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 2520 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 40 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 188 188 37214 (C2) HDA temperature 121 104 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	45.2% Average	Read 77.4 Write 80 Mixed 73.2 58% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.23 69% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 48%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 298GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 190 18 (03) Spinup time 176 174 4175 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 349 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1279 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 176 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 33 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 315 (C2) HDA temperature 115 101 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 5	57.9% Above average	Read 110 Write 91.2 Mixed 104 77% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.29 4K Mixed 0.45 122% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 65%
USB Mass Storage Device 16GB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 13GB free, PID 121c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 19.9 Write 17.7 Mixed 18.4 24% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.87 4K Mixed 1.62 167% 2.79 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 14.4 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 67%

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Gaming 34%

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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	99x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	82x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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 $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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