MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.7% 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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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '18 at 12:44
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

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-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 122 57% 91.3 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 274 31% 243 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 41.6 Parallax 38 37% 41.6 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 34.6 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 95 102 65 57 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 172 Write 164 Mixed 109 SusWrite 80.2 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 135 138 139 138 136 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 155 Write 127 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 134 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL PSD34G16002 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL PSD34G16002 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	57x
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 $40Bench 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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