MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.6% 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	36.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '18 at 23:39
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 64.4 2-Core 121 58% 92 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 208 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Lighting 27.3 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 32.6 22% 29.7 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 34.6 23% 27.6 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0. Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 20663 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5065 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 863 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1764 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2876 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 3937 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6033272000 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2583429054	36.4% Below average	Read 494 Write 77.1 Mixed 175 54% 248 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 8.43 4K Mixed 5.69 38% 10.6 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 7.3 DQ Mixed 5.18 8% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 48%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 829GB free Firmware: 82.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 136 132 4200 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1216 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2310 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 558 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 94 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3073 (C2) HDA temperature 111 101 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 71 3407 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	89.5% Excellent	Read 186 Write 126 Mixed 127 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 2.73 4K Mixed 0.29 112% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 397GB free Firmware: MX4O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 135 135 21493842191 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5765 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13277 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2786 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5775 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5775 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 180389478435 (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	72.9% Very good	Read 137 Write 117 Mixed 117 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.05 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.2 98% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 108%
Maxtor S TM380815AS 80GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 7GB free Firmware: 4.AA Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 14297 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 767028482 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 33241 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5220 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 148 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 49 673251367 (C2) HDA temperature 39 51 60129542183 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 82 70 165826150 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 153 47 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	22.2% Poor	Read 41 Write 35.9 Mixed 32.4 27% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.27 77% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.9% Average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 15.9 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 63%

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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 $57Bench 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 $275	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 $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) $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