MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.7% 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	62.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '17 at 21:33
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 93.3 1-Core 50.6 2-Core 101 54% 81.5 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 294 31% 247 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Gigabyte(1458 3515) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.9 Reflection 25.5 Parallax 19.6 18% 22.3 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 22.5 Splatting 23.6 20% 25 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6411 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 784 (B1) Unknown 90 90 208 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 56 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 2 (F1) Unknown 99 99 18814152153	62.1% Good	Read 268 Write 318 Mixed 243 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 19.9 100% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 37 DQ Write 64.6 DQ Mixed 20.1 24% 40.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 115%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$69 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 854GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 118 (03) Spinup time 122 122 38685376982 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8331 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 33 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 36273 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1581 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 8643 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 8643 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 206159347739 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	58.1% Above average	Read 108 Write 94.2 Mixed 26.1 55% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.36 106% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 61%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 63GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 985 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 83 82 5418 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3275 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14814 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2131 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 61 167504379929 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 91 91 4770 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 160 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3295	57.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 97.6 Mixed 50.3 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 2.69 4K Mixed 0.36 109% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 77%
TOSHIBA MK2546GSX 250GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 54GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18% Very poor	Read 41.1 Write 37.8 Mixed 11.2 35% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.27 51% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 13.5 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.1 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 51%

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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	101x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	47x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16