MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.7% 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	96.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	20.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 07:58
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 82.4 1-Core 62.7 2-Core 117 55% 87.5 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 279 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 43.8 Parallax 39.5 37% 42.7 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 35.5 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 307 299 282 278 277 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 418 Mixed 365 SusWrite 293 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 46.7 153% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 258 194% 260 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 124%
U32 Shadow 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 899GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	2.54% Terrible	Read 28.8 Write 29 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 11.2 5% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 2.54% Great: 62%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 113 115 115 113 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 114 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 96%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.2 9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 25 Write 23.2 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 9.3 14% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 190% 2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 894GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.9 10 9.9 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 25.8 Write 25.5 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 10.2 16% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.4 128% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 27 Write 28 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 11.1 17% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 153% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 65%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 3TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 191GB free, PID 3341 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 103 110 118 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 145 Write 145 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 108 153% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 73%
WD My Book 1130 3TB 806 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 10 10 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 29 Mixed 26 SusWrite 10.4 31% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 49%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	6.79% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 11.3 Mixed 12 SusWrite 5.3 15% 12 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.3 78% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.79% Great: 17%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 12GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 5.6 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	3.54% Terrible	Read 12.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 5 SusWrite 5.3 7% 6.25 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.54% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 14.5 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.5 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $39Bench 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 $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 $177	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