MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics49.1% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '17 at 03:43
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.7% Above average
Memory 80.8
1-Core 53.8
2-Core 98.8
50% 77.8 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 217
26% 202 Pts
64-Core 228
14% 228 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.1% Average
Lighting 59.8
Reflection 64
Parallax 79.2
49% 67.7 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 61.5
Splatting 55.5
50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
50GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 374
Write 260
Mixed 202
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 15.4
83% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 31.2
DQ Write 58.2
DQ Mixed 16.2
20% 35.2 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580
637GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 89.6
Write 110
Mixed 98.4
75% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 0.97
4K Mixed 0.39
73% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
42.1% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 15.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 11.6
26% 8.93 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 438 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $376
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