MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	39.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '19 at 21:42
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 B50 3,245 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 52.8 2-Core 106 53% 81.8 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 210 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% XFX(1682 9385) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Lighting 51 Reflection 54.4 Parallax 62.4 42% 55.9 fps	MRender 52.7 Gravity 49.2 Splatting 36.5 37% 46.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 73 53 53 53 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 413 Write 321 Mixed 267 SusWrite 90.5 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 28.2 84% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 40.7 DQ Mixed 28.4 23% 31.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 91%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 34GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 177 51 44 82 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 291 Write 101 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 111 32% 146 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 11 46% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 10 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 11.1 9% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD38G16002 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 11.6 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.5 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 41%

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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 $46Bench 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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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