MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.6% 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	95% 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	26GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 26GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 26 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '17 at 04:22
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 B35 354 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Memory 77.9 1-Core 45.9 2-Core 92.4 47% 72.1 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 182 24% 183 Pts	64-Core 185 12% 185 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 61.3 Reflection 64 Parallax 58.9 50% 61.4 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 52.1 49% 61 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN512HMJP-000L7 512GB 1,627 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV01L6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 62 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 1 (AE) Unknown 99 99 39 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1646 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 54 197570068515 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 16763233 (F1) Unknown 99 99 773 (F2) Unknown 99 99 96 (F9) Unknown 99 99 773	95% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 463 Mixed 484 107% 478 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 30.5 133% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 27.6 58% 117 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 132%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 100 53378024 (03) Spinup time 96 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 51 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9703887 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 110 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 56 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 73 62 488308763 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 63 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 90194313243 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -99999723552657 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5004973369 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2104581631	85% Excellent	Read 129 Write 166 Mixed 148 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 5.44 4K Mixed 0.66 206% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 26GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 11.8 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 31%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	101x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	47x

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 $38Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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