MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121031
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateApr 25 '19 at 07:26
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.2% Good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 75.4
2-Core 140
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 294
34% 267 Pts
64-Core 299
18% 299 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 2150 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 77
Reflection 72.7
Parallax 93.3
63% 81 fps
MRender 73.7
Gravity 77.1
Splatting 59.2
56% 70 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D240G 240GB
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0410A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 297 287 295 296 291 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 370
Write 356
Mixed 320
SusWrite 294
76% 335 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 42.5
138% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 45.6
DQ Write 89.7
DQ Mixed 58.3
47% 64.5 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78
1TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 139 144 140 142 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 136
Write 117
Mixed 35
SusWrite 141
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.7
222% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
39.5% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 13.8
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 11.4
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 39.5%
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 441 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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