MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 29% 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.5% 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	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	16 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 10:01
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	11%

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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 78 2-Core 153 65% 107 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 395 43% 342 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gainward(10B0 1004) 3GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.5% Average	Lighting 53.8 Reflection 48.9 Parallax 70.3 44% 57.7 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 47 46% 57.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 88 95 88 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 362 Write 120 Mixed 174 SusWrite 91.8 41% 187 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 40.1 142% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 90.2 74% 106 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 69%
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 14GB free Firmware: UE3000RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 447 Write 251 Mixed 213 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 33.9 4K Mixed 13.4 68% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 30.1 36% 63.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 34GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 91 106 115 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 82 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 98 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 88%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6GB free Firmware: 00.0NA01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 78 76 79 78 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 85.7 Write 82.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 76.6 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 12GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 72 64 56 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 74.8 Write 71 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 66.6 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 76%
Kingspec KSD-SA25.6-032MJ 32GB 6GB free Firmware: SVN288 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 49 47 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

TOSHIBA MK3259GSXP 320GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 4GB free, PID 022b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 36 Mixed 25.3 32% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 20%
Disk Name 160GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 92GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 35 35 35 34 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 20.3 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 34.8 33% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.8% 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	50% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 17.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 13.4 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 50%

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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