MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '21 at 12:18
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 94.5
1-Core 81.4
2-Core 164
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 491
48% 393 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
MSI(1462 8A90) 2GB
CLim: 1273 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.10.4
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Lighting 15
Reflection 29.2
Parallax 22.8
12% 22.3 fps
MRender 27.5
Gravity 15.5
Splatting 23.3
18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpr-cx 400-128 128GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 160 94 93 52 83 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 463
Write 179
Mixed 322
SusWrite 123
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 72
4K Mixed 34
135% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 172
145% 212 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 78%
Jajs600m 128C 128GB
111GB free
Firmware: SN07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 380 373 369 373 380 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 400
Mixed 388
SusWrite 378
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 42
154% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 180
135% 178 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 98%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64
184GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 106
Write 100
Mixed 66
SusWrite 101
68% 93.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
933, 933 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 18.8
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 14.4
34% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 54%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $376
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