MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.1% 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

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

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '17 at 19:43
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 132 59% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 413 40% 331 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 64 Parallax 61 51% 62.5 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 54.4 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 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 100 100 566 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 897 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 33 (A3) Unknown 100 100 259 (94) Unknown 100 100 145334 (95) Unknown 100 100 1976 (96) Unknown 100 100 1910 (97) Unknown 100 100 1964 (A4) Unknown 100 100 50301 (A5) Unknown 100 100 77 (A6) Unknown 100 100 9 (A7) Unknown 100 100 39 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 54083053486119 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 176933 (F2) Unknown 100 100 389668 (F5) Unknown 100 100 297090 (F6) Unknown 100 100 290668 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	57.1% Above average	Read 464 Write 236 Mixed 259 70% 320 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 25.1 4K Mixed 16.4 70% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 80 DQ Write 63.4 DQ Mixed 27.5 33% 57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 91%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 126GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 275 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 90 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 66 59 176095166498	51.8% Above average	Read 469 Write 252 Mixed 267 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 7.59 50% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 80.9 DQ Write 70.9 DQ Mixed 28.7 34% 60.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 99%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 306GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2947 (03) Spinup time 187 151 1650 (04) Start/Stop count 38 38 62955 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16324 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7214 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 18485 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 654 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1186080 (C2) HDA temperature 113 96 34 (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	38.5% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 67.3 Mixed 55.8 48% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.14 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.27 60% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.1% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.8 27% 9.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 61%

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Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

Raft

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 $177	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