MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	48.5% 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	31.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	15.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '17 at 01:45
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 57.2 2-Core 111 53% 83.2 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 337 32% 267 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 60.8 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 55.7 50% 59.4 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 57 Splatting 48.3 46% 58 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Avexir E100 SERIES - 240GB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 6GB free Firmware: AP121PD0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6936 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 33 (A3) Unknown 100 100 16 (A4) Unknown 100 100 6 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 6 (E7) Temperature 100 100 94 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3494881630	62.9% Good	Read 386 Write 372 Mixed 321 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 12 78% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 74.7 DQ Mixed 12.1 20% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 107%
Adata SP900 64GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.6c Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 4448354319 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 -35296041205059 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 238 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 176 (B1) Unknown 0 0 11 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 38 59 68723343398 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4448354319 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4448354319 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4448354319 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 92 92 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 24370 (EA) Unknown 0 0 15637 (F1) Unknown 0 0 15637 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10315	31.7% Below average	Read 197 Write 63.6 Mixed 74.9 24% 112 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 7.62 63% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22.3 DQ Write 64.6 DQ Mixed 6.98 16% 31.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 62%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 575GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 166 163 6691 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10061 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 36 36 46919 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 310 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 221 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 72 72 386107 (C2) HDA temperature 124 98 26 (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 0	47.5% Average	Read 85.7 Write 79.5 Mixed 81 62% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.12 67% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 67%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 45GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 8 (03) Spinup time 150 149 5491 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2736 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 5 5 69858 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 515 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 310 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2736 (C2) HDA temperature 118 90 29 (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 0	56.1% Above average	Read 106 Write 89.3 Mixed 69.3 66% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.39 97% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	44.5% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 16 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.3 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 50%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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