MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.9% 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	39.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '18 at 02:22
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 73.5 2-Core 144 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 335 37% 290 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 66%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 11C0) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36 Reflection 25.9 Parallax 32.6 29% 31.5 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 33 Splatting 32.9 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Lighting 24.6 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 24.8 20% 22.9 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 25.9 Splatting 19 19% 24.2 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 88 134 104 78 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 382 Write 349 Mixed 200 SusWrite 107 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 17.4 55% 14.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 56%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 345GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 86 86 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 81.2 Mixed 68 SusWrite 86.2 61% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 88%
WD WD1500AHFD-00RAR5 150GB 1,105 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 42GB free Firmware: 20.07P20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 60 59 59 60 59 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 76.8 Write 75.5 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 59.7 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 197% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 47%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 319GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46% Average	Read 77.8 Write 60 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 82.3 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 55%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 2,149 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 27GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 13 14 14 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 29 Write 15.5 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 14.6 24% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.5 85% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 64C0MHHHJ-HS BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 64C0MHHHJ-HS BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 12.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 51%

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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 $90Bench 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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16