MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 18:16
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 74 2-Core 126 62% 97.8 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 350 39% 305 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 87.3 52% 73.1 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 57.3 50% 61.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 61 60 63 49 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 429 Write 9.5 Mixed 68 SusWrite 72.2 31% 145 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 19.8 115% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 90.7 DQ Mixed 0.8 38% 95.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 78%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 654GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 74.4 Write 72.8 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 81.3 49% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 51%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 751GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 31 Write 30.9 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 30.8 38% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 44%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE-2 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 2GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 45.2 Write 12.9 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 13.3 22% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 3.3 163% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 64%

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Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

Raft

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 $44Bench 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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16