MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.5% 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	51.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '17 at 01:01
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 66.5 2-Core 127 60% 95 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 386 38% 311 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% XFX(1682 3233) 1GB CLim: 1095 MHz, MLim: 1245 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.3.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Lighting 16.6 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 25 14% 19.5 fps	MRender 14.1 Gravity 15.3 Splatting 18.4 13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 412 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (A5) Unknown 100 100 3276829 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 31 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 469 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 44 188980265000 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 34359738376 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 181 (EA) Unknown 100 100 607 (F1) Unknown 253 253 533 (F2) Unknown 253 253 264 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	51.1% Above average	Read 345 Write 238 Mixed 158 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 11.7 72% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 58.6 DQ Mixed 12 18% 33.3 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 176 4041 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 491 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14592 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 79 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 56 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 183 183 52350 (C2) HDA temperature 106 103 41 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	50.5% Above average	Read 79.7 Write 96.1 Mixed 100 70% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.16 61% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 84%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 909GB free Firmware: 03.00C09 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 4583 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 304 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15698 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 104 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 75 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 224 (C2) HDA temperature 99 97 51 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 26 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.38 108% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3360320AS 360GB-$79 6,615 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 335GB free Firmware: 3.CHN Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 643 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 59820444 (09) Power-on hours count 36 36 56398 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 268 (B8) Unknown 100 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 54 44 773849134 (C2) HDA temperature 46 56 77309411374 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 59 54 6136926 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	42.3% Average	Read 70.2 Write 77 Mixed 53.8 50% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA MK5059GSX 500GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 187GB free, PID 0571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 28.1 Write 29.9 Mixed 4.04 24% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 0.13 4K Mixed 0.12 10% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 20%
SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 451GB free, PID b159 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 29.6 Mixed 29.8 39% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.42 88% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 4x8GB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 18 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.3 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	100x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	83x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	47x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	28x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16