MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '18 at 16:58
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 X4 B60 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 32.5 2-Core 64.5 42% 60.1 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 127 17% 127 Pts	64-Core 127 8% 127 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% EVGA(3842 1246) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	4.46% Terrible	Lighting 6.03 Reflection 6.96 Parallax 2.56 5% 5.19 fps	MRender 5.81 Gravity 4.27 Splatting 3.48 4% 4.52 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.46% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 18046 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1664 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 21 (AE) Unknown 100 100 330 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 70 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 141 (F1) Unknown 100 100 372717741 (F2) Unknown 100 100 272957294	37.5% Below average	Read 433 Write 177 Mixed 236 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 8.03 4K Mixed 3.03 30% 8.61 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 7.65 DQ Mixed 3.1 6% 13.6 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866EL Series 2x4GB 424 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.7 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 7.8 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 19%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

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Motherboard: MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	13x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	9x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	6x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	6x

SSD
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples	3x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	3x
SKC600512G 512GBKingstonBench 109%, 5,390 samples	3x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	11x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 3,072 samples	6x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $106

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 $40	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