MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 35% Sail boat


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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54% 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	59.4% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '18 at 20:33
Run Duration	86 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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-8370E-$471 5,639 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 79.3 2-Core 152 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 494 47% 386 Pts	64-Core 497 31% 497 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 60.8 Parallax 87.6 54% 71.7 fps	MRender 60.2 Gravity 54.3 Splatting 76.4 53% 63.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 52%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3157 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2154 (A8) Unknown 100 100 346386 (AA) Unknown 100 100 131 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1507369 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 623 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 173193 (E7) Temperature 100 100 77 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8709	59.4% Above average	Read 503 Write 330 Mixed 343 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 31.3 4K Mixed 8.02 62% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 33.9 DQ Mixed 8.27 12% 22.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.6% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 18.4 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 72%

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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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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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16