MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics36.2% 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 Drive85.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7974
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160704
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 26 '19 at 06:44
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
60.1% Good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 61.5
2-Core 121
56% 88.9 Pts
4-Core 195
8-Core 322
32% 258 Pts
64-Core 335
21% 335 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Lighting 46.7
Reflection 32.6
Parallax 39.9
38% 39.7 fps
MRender 39.1
Gravity 42.4
Splatting 38.3
33% 39.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ct500mx5 0 500GB
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 351 348 340 335 313 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 350
Write 309
Mixed 343
SusWrite 322
75% 331 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 40.3
131% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 230
178% 243 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-520.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.7% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 14.6
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 7.3
SC Mixed 10.7
26% 9 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 33%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 25%
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