MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.2% 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 Drive	54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '19 at 08:57
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 67 2-Core 123 56% 90 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 414 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 M265 945 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Sapphire(1DA2 E269) ≥ 4GB CLim: 730 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	6.2% Terrible	Lighting 7.73 Reflection 7.77 Parallax 9.84 6% 8.45 fps	MRender 6.67 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 7.65 6% 7.25 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.2% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 187 191 186 191 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 366 Write 246 Mixed 142 SusWrite 197 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 20.6 84% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 26.8 DQ Write 71.4 DQ Mixed 24.8 26% 41 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 85%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 67GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 98 100 99 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 387 Write 270 Mixed 189 SusWrite 99 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 20.5 75% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23.1 DQ Write 52.5 DQ Mixed 23.5 22% 33 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 76%
WD WD20EVDS-63T3B0 2TB 919 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 98 100 99 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56% Above average	Read 97.1 Write 90.5 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 97.7 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 58%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,795 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 32GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 14 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 27.2 Write 19.4 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 17.3 28% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.2 117% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 41%
Kingston DT microDuo 3.0 16GB 1,102 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 3GB free, PID 16a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 7.9 7.5 7.3 7.6 7.8 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	9.59% Terrible	Read 29.3 Write 22.2 Mixed 13.8 SusWrite 7.9 22% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.1 83% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.59% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 3x8GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 69%

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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 $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 $273	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 $176	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