MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24% 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	60.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '20 at 07:25
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 130 58% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 397 40% 324 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Asus(1043 0531) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	24% Poor	Lighting 28.4 Reflection 29.6 Parallax 36.3 23% 31.4 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 29.1 Splatting 33.9 26% 31 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 258 259 258 253 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 336 Write 272 Mixed 222 SusWrite 260 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 43.3 4K Mixed 23.2 88% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 51 DQ Mixed 72.6 58% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 115%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 22GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 94 92 85 91 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 85 Write 184 Mixed 152 SusWrite 93 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 27 91% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 134 110% 157 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 85%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 9 11 7.6 14 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 94.5 Write 99 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 11.9 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 96%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 177GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 73 71 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 101 Write 90.8 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 71.7 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. Vulcan-1600 Vulcan-1600 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 800, 667, 667, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.7% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 48%

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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 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	100x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	47x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
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 $38Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16