MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	51.1% 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	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	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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	18.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 18:13
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	39.2% Below average	Memory 60.8 1-Core 32.9 2-Core 58.8 34% 50.8 Pts	4-Core 97.5 8-Core 167 16% 132 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 51.9 Reflection 53.7 Parallax 20.1 42% 41.9 fps	MRender 88.1 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 87.7 68% 82.6 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 64GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 206 138 131 181 220 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 373 Write 278 Mixed 202 SusWrite 187 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 26.5 4K Mixed 13.1 54% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 54.7 DQ Mixed 65.2 56% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 107%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 64 60 66 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 45.6 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 64.1 37% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 157 125 129 146 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 71.7 Write 116 Mixed 38.6 SusWrite 144 67% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 92 Write 93.5 Mixed 30.2 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 6GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 10 9.8 12 14 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 15 Write 8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 12.3 14% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2 131% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 5.3 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 5.5 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 5 14% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.3 146% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 5.3 MC Mixed 5.6 20% 7 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 4.1 SC Mixed 6.7 15% 5.4 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 62%

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

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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 $49Bench 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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Total price: $205

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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