MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '18 at 23:13
Run Duration	94 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 83.8 1-Core 51.9 2-Core 103 51% 79.7 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 205 28% 206 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 112GB free Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 297 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 331 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 66 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 175 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 91	63.2% Good	Read 507 Write 320 Mixed 341 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 31.3 4K Mixed 9.22 58% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 43.3 62% 113 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 91%
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221016 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2686 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 771 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 539 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1310793 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 61 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3636	61.3% Good	Read 505 Write 281 Mixed 413 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 10.3 68% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 21.4 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 10.7 34% 68.3 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 2133 2OZ DDR3 2133 2OZ Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 16GB 800, 800, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.1% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.77 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.2 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns

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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 $57Bench 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 $48Bench 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: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $215

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16