MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130315
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '18 at 20:29
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 137 61% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 418 42% 339 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 38.6 Parallax 51.7 35% 44.4 fps	MRender 52.7 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 35.6 36% 45.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 281GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 177 177 415991 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2300 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2404 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12170 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1549 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 258943 (BC) Unknown 100 1 949202257727 (BE) vendor-specific 66 55 605356066 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 203 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2227 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 45 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 45 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 194 1573 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 44	72.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 129 Mixed 83.5 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 2.29 4K Mixed 0.29 112% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 141GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 169 2375 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4375 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 14999 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1975 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 337 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4037 (C2) HDA temperature 109 97 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	69.1% Good	Read 116 Write 125 Mixed 106 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.22 86% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 99 1560 (03) Spinup time 100 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2424 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 738428077 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16445 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2259 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 15 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 538116127 (C2) HDA temperature 31 45 55834574879 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 42 30 1560 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 105239583670333 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1200647046 (F2) Unknown 100 253 997313894	56.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 91.7 Mixed 69.2 66% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 0.91 4K Mixed 0.43 78% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 88%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 137GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 81GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	8.7% Terrible	Read 32.3 Write 4.7 Mixed 31.8 27% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.18 4K Write 0.73 4K Mixed 0.63 58% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.7% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 15.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11.2 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 50%

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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	99x
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	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 $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 $178	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