MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '22 at 10:41
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 620 5,981 User benchmarks, average bench 44% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	45% Average	Memory 65.4 1-Core 39.1 2-Core 75.5 39% 60 Pts	4-Core 145 8-Core 148 20% 146 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 64 43 56 34 77 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 436 Write 346 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 104 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 13.9 59% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 45.8 74% 141 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 86%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23 13,176 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 81GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 72 72 69 67 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 58.8 Write 66 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 69.4 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 36%
SABRENT AS2115 128GB 54GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 165 165 166 166 165 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	198% Outstanding	Read 310 Write 308 Mixed 310 SusWrite 176 370% 276 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 27.8 2,248% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.5 DQ Write 41.1 DQ Mixed 31.3 2,561% 33 MB/s

SanDisk Cruzer Micro 4GB 483 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 5151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	5.4% Terrible	Read 18 Write 8.8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 9.1 13% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.4% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GB 4,052 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	20.4% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 5.9 MC Mixed 6.4 19% 6.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 5.2 15% 5.17 GB/s	Latency 113 36% 113 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 33%

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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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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