MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.7% 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	131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

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

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '18 at 12:56
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 72.6 2-Core 135 60% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 361 35% 289 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Nvidia(10DE 1380) 2GB CLim: 1359 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 23.5 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 21.1 19% 20.8 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 22.8 Splatting 17.7 18% 22.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 238GB 1,346 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 994 Write 826 Mixed 846 198% 888 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 27.1 121% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 73.4 DQ Mixed 2.53 29% 70.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 102%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 64GB 1,117 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 10GB free Firmware: X230 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 317 Write 88.8 Mixed 137 39% 181 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 19.5 91% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 90.8 DQ Mixed 39 52% 94.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 81%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 318GB 207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 292GB free Firmware: 1.10 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 146 Write 135 Mixed 125 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 4.65 4K Mixed 0.8 208% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1333KLN-4G JM1333KLH-4G JM1333KLN-4G JM1333KLH-4G 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13.1 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 12 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 51%

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

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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 $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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16