MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '17 at 20:12
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 61.6 2-Core 127 56% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 297 34% 267 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.51% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 3.92 Parallax 3.81 3% 3.96 fps	MRender 3.95 Gravity 3.63 Splatting 5.74 4% 4.44 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.51% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 329GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 234 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 91 89 2991 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3367 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2823 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 34 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 880 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 9 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 96 (C2) HDA temperature 64 61 240519282719 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 4078 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 34 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 104457	55.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 91.5 Mixed 89 71% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.34 92% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 59%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 171 3153 (03) Spinup time 134 132 4283 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 229 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3586 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 191 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 143 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 229 (C2) HDA temperature 108 100 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 196 9 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 11 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 12	46.4% Average	Read 86.4 Write 75.3 Mixed 65.9 57% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.29 80% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 299GB free, PID 0210 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	38% Below average	Read 92.8 Write 89.7 Mixed 77.1 110% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.19 63% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ20UF8BCF0-DJ-F EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F CT51264BD160B.C1 8GB 667, 667, 800 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.7% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 14 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.3 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns

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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 $57Bench 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 $48Bench 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: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $215

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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