MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.63% 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	52.9% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '16 at 06:14
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 143 61% 100 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 433 43% 353 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Nvidia(10DE 093C) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	7.63% Terrible	Lighting 8.83 Reflection 8.08 Parallax 9.22 7% 8.71 fps	MRender 8.67 Gravity 10.7 Splatting 11.2 8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.63% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 239 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 139 (A5) Unknown 100 100 236232769667 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 44 32 292057776184 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 184684773419 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 311 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1226 (F1) Unknown 253 253 555 (F2) Unknown 253 253 694 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	52.9% Above average	Read 486 Write 328 Mixed 236 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 3.83 42% 11.7 MB/s	DQ Read 63.5 DQ Write 15.2 DQ Mixed 4.64 12% 27.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 86%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 676GB free Firmware: 3.CHN Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6605 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 202303467 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 17818 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6180 (B8) Unknown 100 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 48 723714091 (C2) HDA temperature 43 52 60129542187 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 61 56 68393071 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (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	40.5% Average	Read 72.3 Write 68.9 Mixed 69.4 53% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.26 74% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 8,026 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.2% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 71%

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Typical 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) Builds (Compare 198 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 33%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

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Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	56x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	46x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	31x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	13x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	10x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	5x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16