MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '17 at 01:08
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2,528 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 89.8 1-Core 38.2 2-Core 76.3 47% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 218 22% 179 Pts	64-Core 230 14% 230 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 112 100 112 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 632 (A6) Unknown 100 100 152 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 204 (A9) Unknown 100 100 16 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 185 (AE) Unknown 100 100 93 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 100 176093659164 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 19330 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1948 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2733	56% Above average	Read 299 Write 380 Mixed 362 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 4.89 53% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 21.4 48% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 78%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 511GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 165 153 4741 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3965 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 44 44 40992 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2578 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 695 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3964 (C2) HDA temperature 122 91 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 97 Mixed 91.1 73% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.15 4K Mixed 0.46 121% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 62%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	5.3% Terrible	Read 21.6 Write 5.51 Mixed 4.93 10% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.05 4K Write 0.002 4K Mixed 0.002 15% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.3% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB 2,192 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	25.8% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 8.3 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 6.8 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 34%

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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 $46Bench 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 $45	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