MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.1% 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	The 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 07:23
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 74.1 2-Core 142 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 410 41% 335 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Lighting 50.2 Reflection 46 Parallax 41.2 41% 45.8 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 37.8 33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 906GB free (System drive) Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 39 84 87 45 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 79.6 Mixed 45.4 SusWrite 58.9 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 60% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 74%
General UDisk 1TB 435 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 31GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 2.8 3.9 3.4 2.6 4.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 12.6 Write 3.3 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 3.2 5% 4.83 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.15 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 PSD34G160081 M378B1G73DB0-CK0 PSD34G160081 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.8% Average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 17.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 14.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 50%

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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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Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 437 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

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 $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