MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 02:24
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core-$81 4,257 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 85.3 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 132 58% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 201 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 201 12% 201 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI FireGL V5600 219 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Device(13CC 3D18) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.41% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 3.2 Parallax 1.6 2% 2.5 fps	MRender 3.2 Gravity 1.2 Splatting 5.2 3% 3.2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.41% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SE100S3200G 200GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: 515ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 218 218 219 220 220 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 389 Write 239 Mixed 282 SusWrite 216 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 29.8 102% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 159 144% 222 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1600C9 Kingston 9905403-442.A00LF Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 CM3X2G1600C9 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 667, 667, 800, 667 MHz 2048, 4096, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 17.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 11.1 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 43%

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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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Typical 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) Builds (Compare 198 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

Raft

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 $46Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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