MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	15.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '19 at 21:29
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40 5,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 81.3 1-Core 40.9 2-Core 95.9 47% 72.7 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 166 21% 158 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% PNY(196E 0546) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	4.8% Terrible	Lighting 5.73 Reflection 8.35 Parallax 1.81 5% 5.3 fps	MRender 8.86 Gravity 4 Splatting 5.91 5% 6.26 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.8% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 581GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 227 225 221 141 285 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 152GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 69 72 71 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 57.3 Write 58.5 Mixed 41 SusWrite 69.3 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 760GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 181 183 192 192 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 194 Mixed 71 SusWrite 184 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 952 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 3TB free, PID ab34 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 120 140 122 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 126 121% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.6 249% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 78%
Single Flash Reader 8GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 6335 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 16 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 18.8 Write 18.3 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 17 21% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.8 119% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 24GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.4% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11.5 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $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