MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.4% 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	38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '18 at 21:41
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 142 59% 98 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 412 42% 337 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 66 Parallax 59.8 54% 64.1 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 51.6 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1125 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 17 (A5) Unknown 100 100 662 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 20 (A9) Unknown 100 100 211 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 56 240518168608 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1481781805401 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1387 (EA) Unknown 100 100 5051 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1892 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1483 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	38.2% Below average	Read 491 Write 58.4 Mixed 291 61% 280 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 28.4 4K Mixed 6.17 51% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 17.3 DQ Write 6.17 DQ Mixed 6.98 6% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 56%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 166 4275 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2860 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 53 53 34984 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1420 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 188 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2671 (C2) HDA temperature 110 96 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 901691 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	69.3% Good	Read 119 Write 123 Mixed 125 92% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.25 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.41 124% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 160GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3006 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 10962 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 40 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21733 (C2) HDA temperature 111 101 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	82.7% Excellent	Read 148 Write 141 Mixed 133 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.24 86% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MES3U1609M8G(X2/4) 2x8GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.3% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 59%

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Gaming 33%

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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 $50Bench 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 $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16