MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.44% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '20 at 05:10
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 124 57% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 349 36% 290 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770 16,639 User benchmarks, average bench 10% XFX(1682 315B) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	6.44% Terrible	Lighting 7.87 Reflection 8.62 Parallax 13.1 6% 9.86 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 10.7 Splatting 7.83 6% 7.85 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 6.44% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 297 301 303 303 301 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 360 Write 376 Mixed 330 SusWrite 304 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 36.9 119% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 38 DQ Write 87.2 DQ Mixed 51.2 42% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 129%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 710GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 66 68 68 67 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 80 Write 70.8 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 64.6 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 142% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 163 163 164 164 165 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 123 Mixed 71 SusWrite 162 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 114%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 835GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 66 68 69 67 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 61 Write 86.3 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 64.6 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF 1333EL Series 9905403-447.A00LF 1333EL Series 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.8% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%

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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	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 $80Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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