MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.7% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20111215
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateJan 18 '19 at 17:58
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
59% Above average
Memory 83.7
1-Core 53.2
2-Core 105
52% 80.5 Pts
4-Core 187
8-Core 281
29% 234 Pts
64-Core 282
17% 282 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
XFX(1682 3150) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 11.4
Parallax 13
12% 13.2 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 14.9
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.1 6.4 9 8.2 9.9 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
384GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 64 66 66 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 57
Write 62
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 65.3
43% 58 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 75%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 99 101 103 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 103
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 102
64% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 61%
ST316002 3A 160GB
147GB free, PID 070c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 26 26 3.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
11% Very poor
Read 25.5
Write 24.5
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 21.8
30% 22.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 32GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.5% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 11.8
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 8.4
20% 6.87 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G45 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $106
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