MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.54% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	58.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	13 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '17 at 15:48
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 73.3 2-Core 135 61% 98 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 441 41% 342 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 365A) 1GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	5.54% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 7.27 Parallax 8.09 6% 7.42 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 7.22 5% 6.44 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.54% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4480 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 22 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 57 184684773411 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5382090966 (F7) Unknown 100 100 196908611 (F8) Unknown 100 100 80972740 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4428 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	58.3% Above average	Read 376 Write 289 Mixed 282 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 17.6 70% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 36.4 DQ Mixed 24.2 36% 71 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 842GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 172 4183 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5291 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 33314 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 178 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 97 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 64 64 410875 (C2) HDA temperature 113 93 34 (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	64.9% Good	Read 130 Write 96.1 Mixed 106 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 0.54 4K Mixed 0.17 53% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 694GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 176 4183 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 16629 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 27642 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 143 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 142 142 176262 (C2) HDA temperature 114 98 33 (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	59.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 96.5 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 0.58 4K Mixed 0.22 62% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 84%
Generic Flash HS-COMBO 32GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 28GB free, PID 2228 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Read 8.97 Write 7.71 Mixed 8.13 10% 8.27 MB/s	4K Read 2.09 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.93 82% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.9% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 80%

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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 $80Bench 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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16