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 as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '18 at 11:56
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 64.3 2-Core 127 56% 91.1 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 373 39% 311 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2709 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1091 (B1) Unknown 76 76 119 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 45 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 172 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17031988108	66.1% Good	Read 456 Write 246 Mixed 117 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 22 94% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 76.4 DQ Mixed 39.5 47% 82.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 851GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 79 63 96396871 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2193 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 7094847 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2662 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1069 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 62 505282590 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2238 (C2) HDA temperature 30 9 38654705694 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 5 1 96396871 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -36571646523767 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4245582162 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8171797143	85.8% Excellent	Read 145 Write 155 Mixed 90.2 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.3 97% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 296GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 84 Write 83.9 Mixed 79.1 106% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.25 78% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 3x8GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8.2 26% 9.13 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 9 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 85%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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