MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	33.7% 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	51.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 11:19
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 29.3 2-Core 53.8 38% 53.3 Pts	4-Core 101 8-Core 182 17% 142 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 3001) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.7% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 63.2 33% 45.9 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 43.3 36% 43.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L5 LITE SSD 240GB 893 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 304 81 91 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 440 Write 392 Mixed 283 SusWrite 151 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 16.5 4K Mixed 23.1 65% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 48.5 47% 79.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 915GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 100 100 99 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 107 Write 88.6 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 99.9 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 160 161 159 162 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 151 Write 116 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 160 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992007 (997007) 4x4GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39% Below average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 14.6 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 9.3 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 71%

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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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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	100x
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	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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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