MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 29% Raft


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 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	58.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 19:43
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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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-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 76.4 1-Core 58.4 2-Core 94.6 49% 76.5 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 348 34% 277 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 73.2 Parallax 65.6 58% 70.1 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 72 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 375GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 33 45 55 47 41 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	5.89% Terrible	Read 38.5 Write 50.2 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 43 9% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.7 6% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 5.89% Great: 122%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 21 34 44 37 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 8.2 Write 14.1 Mixed 8 SusWrite 32.6 12% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 110%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 224GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 127 142 144 142 144 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 110%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 95 103 54 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 63.6 Write 117 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 91.3 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 227% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 158 156 162 162 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 150 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 158 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 283% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-559.A00LF 4x8GB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.1% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 84%

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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	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