MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.4% 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	67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '16 at 08:29
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790S-$60 13,224 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 217 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 574 61% 486 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 1573) 1.2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5382 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Lighting 26.7 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 34.3 22% 34.1 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 28.7 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKHW120A4 120GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC31 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -23304492547587 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1461 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 41 (B7) Unknown 100 100 26 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 47 75 1009322229807 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 41 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 50675 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 63 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 50675 (F2) Unknown 100 100 99060 (F9) Unknown 100 100 4180	67.2% Good	Read 490 Write 129 Mixed 194 59% 271 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 18.3 112% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 31.4 58% 118 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 80%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 106GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 133 124 6333 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8546 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 14723 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1878 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 112 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 169 169 95305 (C2) HDA temperature 117 85 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.4% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 96.4 Mixed 63.4 63% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.15 62% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 2x8GB 6,044 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.8 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) - $104

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	129x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	85x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	63x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	52x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	15x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	10x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	12x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	10x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $598

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