MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 15% 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 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	29.3% 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	58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 17:29
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	29%

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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 FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 36.7 2-Core 72 42% 61.5 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 224 21% 176 Pts	64-Core 224 14% 224 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 41 Parallax 38.8 30% 38.9 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 28 28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 286 322 325 338 337 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 262 Write 340 Mixed 241 SusWrite 310 65% 288 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 25.6 86% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 63.1 DQ Mixed 35.1 30% 41.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 131 131 133 133 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 129 Write 122 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 130 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AM2U139C4P2-B01S 4x4GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 11.4 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 53%

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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%

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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 $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 $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