MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics75.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7974
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151217
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '19 at 12:00
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 67.2
1-Core 47.6
2-Core 88.7
43% 67.8 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 94.8
18% 125 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.5% Very good
Lighting 79.6
Reflection 104
Parallax 130
65% 105 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 127
Splatting 115
96% 117 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$87
9GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 441
Write 284
Mixed 212
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 20.1
74% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 55.1
DQ Mixed 54.4
52% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 107%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 78 76 80 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 92.3
Write 91.5
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 76
58% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87
5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 147 136 143 151 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 104
Write 107
Mixed 66
SusWrite 143
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.7
245% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
2GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 135
Write 108
Mixed 32
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.8% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 11.8
30% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 7.4
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) Builds (Compare 198 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

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