MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics22.5% 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 Drive43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7974
MotherboardMSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160704
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 03 '18 at 21:56
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 130
62% 97.5 Pts
4-Core 253
8-Core 432
42% 343 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
22.5% Poor
Lighting 26.5
Reflection 29.7
Parallax 36.5
22% 30.9 fps
MRender 27
Gravity 23.5
Splatting 35.4
24% 28.7 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.41
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
43% Average
Read 317
Write 185
Mixed 119
45% 207 MB/s
4K Read 9.33
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 7.79
57% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 33.3
DQ Write 88.7
DQ Mixed 3.04
19% 41.7 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 43%
Great: 86%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 298GB
4GB free
Firmware: 1.10
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 122
Write 106
Mixed 84.4
78% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.61
136% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 130%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
33.2% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 9.6
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) Builds (Compare 199 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $248
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