MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 07:49
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 130 61% 97 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 425 40% 330 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Nvidia(10DE 087E) 1.2GB CLim: 732 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	20% Very poor	Lighting 23.2 Reflection 38.7 Parallax 27.6 19% 29.8 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 24.2 22% 27.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 153 179 179 167 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 344 Write 256 Mixed 289 SusWrite 172 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 22.5 4K Mixed 25.6 90% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 72.1 DQ Mixed 101 80% 113 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 496GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 89 102 102 96 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 98 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 98 60% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 68%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 809GB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 116 113 114 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 95.2 Mixed 59.1 SusWrite 114 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-10-9 D3-1866 2x4GB 290 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.5% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 14 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	23.8"	1280 720	DEL415D DELL U2419H

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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	99x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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	20x
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 $37Bench 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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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