MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 23:57
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 69.2 2-Core 127 59% 94 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 215 28% 213 Pts	64-Core 213 13% 213 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60% Good	Lighting 74.4 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 75 61% 76.1 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 74 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 59 66 72 68 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 74 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 68.7 48% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 803GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 167 165 167 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 169 Mixed 100 SusWrite 166 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 4,489 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 14.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 79%

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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	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 $273	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 $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