MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24.1% 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 Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '18 at 19:23
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 126 62% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 457 43% 358 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 956D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Lighting 29.3 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 41.1 24% 33.8 fps	MRender 29.2 Gravity 28.5 Splatting 31.7 25% 29.8 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 58GB free Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 409 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 528 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 66 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65549 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 300 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 184	68.8% Good	Read 517 Write 328 Mixed 338 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 10 72% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 45.8 66% 125 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 91%
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221016 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2808 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 985 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 539 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1572939 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 183 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4341	68.8% Good	Read 525 Write 232 Mixed 452 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 13.6 86% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 61.1 83% 152 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x4GB 1,140 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 15.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 13.4 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 49%

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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 $55Bench 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 $179	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