MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith 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 51.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.98% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121031
Uptime12.1 Days
Run DateMay 07 '18 at 17:27
Run Duration403 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 B60
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
51.4% Above average
Memory 84.1
1-Core 45.7
2-Core 91.7
49% 73.8 Pts
4-Core 106
8-Core 147
16% 126 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
6.98% Terrible
Lighting 9.57
Reflection 11
Parallax 2.66
8% 7.75 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 9.87
Splatting 0.04
5% 7.59 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.98%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD2500BEVT-00A23T0 1TB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Read 58.3
Write 59.6
Mixed 54.4
43% 57.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.06
4K Write 0.19
4K Mixed 0.03
9% 0.09 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 89%
USB Flash Disk 32GB
30GB free, PID null
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
8.51% Terrible
Read 31
Write 18.1
Mixed 13.6
24% 20.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.01
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 0.02
1% 0.02 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.51%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
24.6% Poor
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 7.3
23% 7.97 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 5.7
16% 5.47 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G46 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $376
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