MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	23.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 8 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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '17 at 13:05
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 74.4 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 132 56% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 364 36% 294 Pts	64-Core 364 23% 364 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 048B) 2GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.13% Terrible	Lighting 7.43 Reflection 9 Parallax 9.19 6% 8.54 fps	MRender 7.81 Gravity 6.33 Splatting 8.48 6% 7.54 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.13% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 480GB 3,502 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 123GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4276 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 555 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 329 (AD) Unknown 100 100 196617 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 47 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1927	56.6% Above average	Read 317 Write 317 Mixed 253 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 55.5 4K Mixed 12.4 76% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 25.4 DQ Write 86.4 DQ Mixed 14 23% 42 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 104%
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8198 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1043 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 308 (A9) Unknown 100 100 917507 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 191 191 42964418656 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 82 (C2) HDA temperature 73 73 171800199195 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	23.4% Poor	Read 219 Write 78.8 Mixed 26.1 23% 108 MB/s	4K Read 5.99 4K Write 23 4K Mixed 4.86 28% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 7.45 DQ Write 73.3 DQ Mixed 3.09 14% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 92%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 415GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 88 Write 89.9 Mixed 57.3 98% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.23 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 45%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 11GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 19.7 Mixed 22.6 29% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 1.29 127% 2.58 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 99U5471-057.A00LF 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 800, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 44%

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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 $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 $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 $46

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