MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '21 at 08:07
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 43.9 2-Core 91.3 48% 72.8 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 156 22% 160 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% PNY(196E 118B) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.9% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 4.8 Parallax 0.2 4% 3.33 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.9% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB 2,270 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 815GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 3.3 2.1 12 2.8 11 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 282 Mixed 259 SusWrite 21.6 176% 236 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 5.9 1,330% 8.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 159%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 163 162 159 164 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 132 Write 136 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 161 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 104%
WD My Book 1235 4TB 2,399 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 25.1 Write 21.7 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 24 31% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 59%
SABRENT TF 125GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 116GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 57 53 53 54 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.7% Below average	Read 83.2 Write 48.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 54.7 75% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.7 172% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600EL Series 1600EL Series 1600EL Series 1600EL Series 12GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 533, 533, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.2% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 8.9 26% 8.93 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.1 18% 6.47 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	43%	7	52	5	60	37"	1024 768	SHP1009 SHARP HDMI

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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 $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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16