MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	16.5% 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	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 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	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '17 at 13:00
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 82.2 1-Core 66.2 2-Core 124 56% 90.8 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 203 27% 202 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% PwrHis(1787 2305) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 18.9 18% 18.8 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 15.4 Splatting 19.9 14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX3 90GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 92 92 16347905 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 65154653885791 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2141 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 22 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 16347905 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 16347905 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 16347905 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3845 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3739 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3739 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8387	58.1% Above average	Read 498 Write 113 Mixed 171 56% 260 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 15.7 87% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 46.6 57% 101 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 77%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 4275 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1542 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3714 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1536 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 55 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 30627 (C2) HDA temperature 119 105 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 5 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	84.5% Excellent	Read 159 Write 135 Mixed 138 108% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.29 115% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 225GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 194 0 (03) Spinup time 127 122 6641 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2143 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4450 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2092 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 109 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 191 191 27702 (C2) HDA temperature 118 98 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 199 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	43.2% Average	Read 78.1 Write 72.3 Mixed 71.2 56% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.22 82% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 14.1 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 51%

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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 $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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