MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


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 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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	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.

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System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '17 at 18:15
Run Duration	544 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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 FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 60.1 2-Core 118 55% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 334 33% 271 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 22.2 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 20 18% 19.7 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 23 Splatting 17 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB-$134 2,758 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: SD13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 88610697 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 158 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 5 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 191531012 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 42877 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 5 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 154 (B8) Unknown 1 1 118 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 99 128851116075 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 101 (BE) vendor-specific 68 41 245385461792 (C2) HDA temperature 32 59 73014444064 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 55 23 88610697 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	54.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 86.2 Mixed 72.9 65% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.41 96% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 66%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 64GB 472 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 26GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	7.88% Terrible	Read 32.4 Write 7.74 Mixed 14.6 19% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.24 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.002 23% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.88% Great: 8%
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 4GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 0165 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.28% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 3.55 Mixed 5.96 10% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.72 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.02 22% 1.92 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.28% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GB 3,774 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 14.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 65%

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

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

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 $45Bench 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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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