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MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.7% 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	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	5.3 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	May 24 '22 at 12:06
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 134 58% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 339 35% 281 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200 6,989 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Sapphire(174B A004) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	1.72% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 2 2% 2.3 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 1.9 2% 1.93 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.72% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$110 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 330 300 268 243 239 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 491 Write 431 Mixed 324 SusWrite 286 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 59.1 4K Mixed 36.8 123% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 189 153% 217 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GB 6,864 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.6% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 8.7 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 60%

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Typical 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) Builds (Compare 205 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

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Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	58x
FX-8350AMD $85Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	48x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	31x

GPU
RX 580AMD $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	16x
RX 570AMD $72Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	13x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	10x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x
MX500 500GBCrucial $39Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	14x
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: $235

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