MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '17 at 10:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 61.5 2-Core 110 57% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 250 28% 219 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.16% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 1.92 Parallax 1.62 1% 1.64 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.83 1% 1.49 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.16% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 124 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 410 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 102 (A3) Unknown 100 100 50 (A4) Unknown 100 100 13249 (A5) Unknown 100 100 34 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 7 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 3 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 48 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 32105 (F2) Unknown 100 100 35909 (F5) Unknown 100 100 26498	53% Above average	Read 486 Write 204 Mixed 237 68% 309 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 10.3 66% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.6 DQ Write 72.5 DQ Mixed 10 19% 35.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 91%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 233GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 133 123 4308 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3994 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11333 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1647 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 105 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3994 (C2) HDA temperature 97 83 46 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	49.6% Average	Read 88.7 Write 83.6 Mixed 79.7 63% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.44 120% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 61%
Seagate ST3160827AS 160GB-$70 1,727 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 149GB free Firmware: 3.42 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 52 48 162333565 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2572 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 34486456929 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 31023 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2255 (C2) HDA temperature 46 57 30064771118 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 52 48 162333565 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 99 14 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 99 14 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	32.2% Below average	Read 56.1 Write 55.6 Mixed 54.7 42% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.44 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.3% Average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 33%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 25%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $54Bench 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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $205

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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