MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.2% 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	85.2% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	May 25 '19 at 17:59
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (56^th 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 104 58% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 305 34% 267 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Lighting 52.7 Reflection 53.2 Parallax 62 43% 56 fps	MRender 53 Gravity 50.6 Splatting 38.3 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 54 48 60 59 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 482 Write 436 Mixed 303 SusWrite 97.1 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 45.4 157% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 148 139% 217 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 227GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 106 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 107 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 575GB free Firmware: HP52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 136 131 135 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 148 Write 101 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 134 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 113%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 36GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 50.3 Write 47 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 37.6 32% 42.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 49%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 868GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 93 92 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 84.2 Write 44 Mixed 46 SusWrite 88.3 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 69%

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Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $205

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16