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MSI 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	6.33% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	108% 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	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 (59%). 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '23 at 21:11
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 66.8 1-Core 52.2 2-Core 85.2 44% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 218 25% 194 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% EVGA(3842 2744) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 474.14 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	6.33% Terrible	Lighting 7.6 Reflection 5.8 Parallax 8.6 6% 7.33 fps	MRender 5.8 Gravity 10.7 Splatting 7.6 7% 8.03 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.33% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 632 631 522 460 360 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 986 Write 737 Mixed 576 SusWrite 489 156% 697 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 6.6 94% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 321 232% 299 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 283%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 8GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 82 77 82 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 133 Write 118 Mixed 125 SusWrite 76.7 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 23.1 68% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 97.4 78% 111 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 61%
Synology iSCSI Storage 268GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 117GB free Firmware: 3.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 8.1 8.5 8.1 8.1 7.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	4.11% Terrible	Read 5.3 Write 7.7 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 8 5% 6.55 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.11% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 14.2 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 73%

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

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Typical 970A-G43 PLUS (MS-7974) Builds (Compare 206 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 33%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	59x
FX-8350AMD $85Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	48x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	31x

GPU
RX 580AMD $131Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	16x
RX 570AMD $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	13x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $144Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	10x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 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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