MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.6% 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	47.1% 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '16 at 19:30
Run Duration	756 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 (96^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 69 2-Core 128 61% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 425 40% 329 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3690) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6519 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.6% Below average	Lighting 44.8 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.7 36% 42.2 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 35.3 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 6828400 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 -89300960014974 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1114 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 125 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 36 1013614641179 (C2) HDA temperature 27 36 1013614641179 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6828400 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6828400 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6828400 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 8055 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5994 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5994 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5054	47.1% Average	Read 299 Write 182 Mixed 198 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 13 74% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 21.1 DQ Write 82.3 DQ Mixed 12.8 21% 38.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 659GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 159 6816 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9840 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24637 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3949 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 52 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9840 (C2) HDA temperature 121 105 29 (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 16 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.6% Average	Read 79.5 Write 75.6 Mixed 25 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.29 92% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 561GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 798 (03) Spinup time 176 174 2191 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3930 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11064 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2062 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 129 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3800 (C2) HDA temperature 114 99 29 (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	81.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 135 Mixed 80.9 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.22 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.33 132% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 109%
WD WD2000JD-00HBB0 200GB 2,211 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 155GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 132 123 5900 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3120 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14153 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2742 (C2) HDA temperature 117 91 33 (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 200 253 8 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0
Poor: 6% Great: 32%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 121GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 115 (03) Spinup time 122 122 25800540632 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4344 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 33 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 28558 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3804 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4353 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4353 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 197569806368 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 3 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 3 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	36.9% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 64.7 Mixed 14.7 35% 47.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.32 93% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 61%
WDC WD10 EZRX-00A8LB0 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 174GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 19%
1,556 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 9GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	3.96% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 4.55 Mixed 6.34 9% 8.18 MB/s	4K Read 4.12 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.007 16% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.96% Great: 15%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 2,589 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	6.5% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 6.59 Mixed 5.74 13% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.09 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.002 15% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.5% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 1,969 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 14.7 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 64%

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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 $279	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