MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.3% 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	34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7974
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '21 at 06:02
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 60.6 2-Core 113 54% 84.9 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 291 35% 269 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 71 Parallax 68.6 56% 69.5 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 72 Splatting 67.8 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU635 480GB-$40 5,092 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c89 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 20 35 32 30 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 289 Write 54.3 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 27.6 23% 107 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 11.7 59% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 36.2 DQ Mixed 27.3 35% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 103%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 51GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 255 65 66 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 398 Write 332 Mixed 311 SusWrite 132 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 25.7 98% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 156 134% 196 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 249GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 127 127 124 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 120 Write 97.9 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 125 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3320813AS 320GB 4,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 210GB free Firmware: CC6H SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 111 112 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 113 Write 117 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 110 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.9% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 15.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 12.6 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 64%

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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%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

Raft

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