MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	40.7% 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	88.5% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 03:27
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 43.8 2-Core 98.1 47% 72.9 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 175 18% 142 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.7% Average	Lighting 40.8 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 61.3 33% 57.5 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 66.3 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 346 305 293 280 271 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 457 Write 410 Mixed 344 SusWrite 307 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 40.6 128% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 250 188% 251 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 134%
FCCT128M4SSD1 128GB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 18GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 143 154 141 138 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 413 Write 178 Mixed 216 SusWrite 145 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 14.1 79% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 29.9 47% 89.2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 73%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 32GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,137 Write 982 Mixed 973 230% 1,031 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 49.7 162% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 345 255% 337 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 165 164 165 170 168 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 90 Write 102 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 165 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 230% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 177 180 181 179 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 108 Write 122 Mixed 64 SusWrite 178 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 238% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 90%
JMicron Generic DISK03 1.5TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 78 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 117 Write 75.5 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 79.7 105% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 46%
JMicron Generic DISK00 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 78 82 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 105 Write 97.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 78.7 112% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 75%
JMicron Generic DISK01 2TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 520GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 49 Write 48.7 Mixed 34 SusWrite 0.6 42% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 114% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 71%
JMicron Generic DISK02 1.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 352GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 4.4 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.9% Very poor	Read 108 Write 66 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 2.1 68% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 39%
JMicron Generic DISK04 8TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 251GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 113 Write 125 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 4.8 104% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 74%
Samsung D3 Station 4TB 1,261 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 660GB free, PID 6125 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 83 88 94 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 111 Write 83.7 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 88 116% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 68%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 115GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 50 44 33 33 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	30% Below average	Read 94 Write 55.8 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 39.7 77% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.4 172% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 15.4 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 10 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 80%

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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 $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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16