MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.3% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '18 at 13:49
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 66.6
2-Core 132
58% 94 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 285
31% 248 Pts
64-Core 286
18% 286 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB
CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Lighting 11.6
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 9.78
10% 11.6 fps
MRender 16.1
Gravity 12
Splatting 15.6
12% 14.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD3202ABYS-02B7A0 320GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.03B03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 95.2
Mixed 31
54% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.43
111% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
47.7% Average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 54%

 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 437 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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