MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.3% 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)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	15.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 19:40
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 76.8 2-Core 154 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 457 44% 360 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.3% Average	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 29.6 Parallax 156 20% 70.2 fps	MRender 90 Gravity 120 Splatting 127 94% 113 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 231 Write 113 Mixed 156 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 30.1 121% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 109 86% 120 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 69%
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 10GB free Firmware: UE3000RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 287 Mixed 130 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 10.5 62% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 36.3 DQ Mixed 23.5 32% 59.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 55%
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 30GB free Firmware: SBFA12.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 25 25 101 21 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 479 Write 420 Mixed 361 SusWrite 79.7 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 38.4 139% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 192 154% 215 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 55GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 99 98 95 100 103 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 108 Write 113 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 102 70% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 88%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6GB free Firmware: 00.0NA01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 62.8 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 22GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 100 100 97 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 52.1 Write 52.3 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 98.7 47% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA MK3259GSXP 320GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 54GB free, PID 022b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 35.2 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 37.7 46% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 20%
Disk Name 160GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 113GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 27.7 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 30.4 36% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Corsair CMP4GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/8G Corsair CMP4GX3M2A1600C9 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 933, 667, 933, 667 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.9% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 13.4 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 50%

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Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16