MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	77.7% 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 Drive	57.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	4.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '23 at 12:10
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 78 1-Core 55.1 2-Core 108 51% 80.5 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 285 29% 235 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.7% Very good	Lighting 95.2 Reflection 108 Parallax 97.4 78% 100 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 96.9 Splatting 96.4 78% 95 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 80 82 81 78 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 423 Write 74.3 Mixed 139 SusWrite 82.4 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 24.2 93% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 64.9 DQ Mixed 34.8 58% 117 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$33 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 556GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 101 99 102 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 109 Write 86.6 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 97.2 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 248 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 533 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.1% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 14 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 10.6 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 85.3 47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	47	18	60	24"	1280 720	AOC246A 2460G5

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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 $90Bench 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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16