MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	89.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '21 at 17:45
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 66.2 2-Core 118 55% 87.5 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 366 36% 296 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 122 Parallax 118 93% 118 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 107 Splatting 95.5 83% 102 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SSD 120GB 3,562 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0831C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 120 66 35 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 385 Write 337 Mixed 304 SusWrite 68.9 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 11.3 77% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 36.8 DQ Write 39.8 DQ Mixed 13.5 17% 30 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 151 Write 11.2 Mixed 19 SusWrite 11.3 35% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 187GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 124 67 36 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 159 Write 146 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 70.8 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 78GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 71.8 Write 73.1 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 11.5 38% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	44.6% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 16.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 54%

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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	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