MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.7% 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	44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121018
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '17 at 21:59
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 80.1 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 119 56% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 286 32% 252 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 2676) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.7% Poor	Lighting 32 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 34.5 26% 32.8 fps	MRender 44.6 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 33 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 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 95 95 2648592 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 -54176717462099 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1960 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 503 (B1) Unknown 0 0 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 42 55837327387 (C2) HDA temperature 27 42 55837327387 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 2648592 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 2648592 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 2648592 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 19001 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11946 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11946 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7109	44.8% Average	Read 317 Write 197 Mixed 161 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 9.79 61% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 4.95 18% 38.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 296GB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 98 (03) Spinup time 117 117 51580306026 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3125 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 34 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 43078 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2127 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3157 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3157 (C2) HDA temperature 230 230 257698889754 (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	53.3% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 96.2 Mixed 22.8 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.34 81% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 150GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 173 6100 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4593 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 19 19 59794 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2567 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 178 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4596 (C2) HDA temperature 126 93 24 (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 200 200 937 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	26.7% Poor	Read 41.6 Write 51.2 Mixed 15.1 26% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.28 80% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.9% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 11.3 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 9.6 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 72%

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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 $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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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