MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.7% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 12 '19 at 15:33
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40 5,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 70.6 2-Core 141 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 325 35% 277 Pts	64-Core 317 20% 317 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3790) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.9% Very good	Lighting 93 Reflection 91.7 Parallax 80.8 76% 88.5 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 83 Splatting 79.6 64% 78.2 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 73%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 55 63 51 39 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 464 Write 419 Mixed 354 SusWrite 85 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 43.3 152% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 152 140% 215 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-490.A00LF Corsair CMX4GX3M2B1600C9 9905403-490.A00LF Corsair CMX4GX3M2B1600C9 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.8% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 12.5 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	100x
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	21x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16