MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51% 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	63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	May 07 '17 at 18:35
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 67 2-Core 125 58% 92.1 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 398 39% 321 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% EVGA(3842 2884) 3GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 62 Parallax 78.6 51% 67.8 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 47.5 50% 63.8 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 150 120GB-$89 1,360 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6937 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1013 (AB) Unknown 80 80 40809552 (AE) Unknown 100 100 18 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 223 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 93 93 93 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6277 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7407 (F9) Unknown 100 100 439102772	63.4% Good	Read 341 Write 392 Mixed 360 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 15.9 81% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 20.2 DQ Write 60 DQ Mixed 14.6 18% 31.6 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 242GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2258 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5705 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11891 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1950 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4 (BE) vendor-specific 73 62 454164507 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5630 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	82.7% Excellent	Read 134 Write 154 Mixed 113 100% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.29 4K Write 2.85 4K Mixed 0.22 132% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.1 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 54%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

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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 $175Bench 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