MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.5% 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	41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '18 at 05:26
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 127 57% 92.1 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 287 32% 253 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 852E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 41.8 Reflection 49.7 Parallax 44.1 34% 45.2 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 115 Splatting 103 97% 121 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 98GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 42708 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 75 (B1) Unknown 96 96 38 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 44 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 6 (EB) Unknown 99 99 26 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3206997927	47.6% Average	Read 363 Write 129 Mixed 113 44% 202 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 9.15 80% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 87.3 DQ Mixed 9.68 21% 41.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 73%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 85GB free Firmware: SBFM91.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 90 90 497 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 167	58.6% Above average	Read 296 Write 323 Mixed 197 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 12.1 86% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.9 DQ Write 75.3 DQ Mixed 12.1 21% 39.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 95%
SiImage 120GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0000 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 307 Write 78.8 Mixed 98.8 35% 162 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 8.67 67% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 90.2 DQ Mixed 32.5 45% 84.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 65%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 131GB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 4258 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 26 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 14993 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 26 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 37 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 14 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3409 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 244814905391 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 68 68 12808 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 628 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	85% Excellent	Read 147 Write 149 Mixed 83.3 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 2.17 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.29 163% 1.55 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston K531R8-MIN 4x4GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.9 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 58%

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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 $75Bench 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 $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16