MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics69% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7924
MotherboardMSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150728
Uptime13.5 Days
Run DateMay 31 '20 at 00:27
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3-$209
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 96.3
2-Core 166
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 478
51% 405 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gainward(10B0 17C8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69% Good
Lighting 88.7
Reflection 94.5
Parallax 85.6
72% 89.6 fps
MRender 80
Gravity 82.4
Splatting 69.5
63% 77.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 228
Write 138
Mixed 175
40% 180 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 31.9
107% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 99.5
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 114
89% 121 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
31GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 99 102 103 103 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 102
Write 99.7
Mixed 62
SusWrite 102
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
261GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 80 81 81 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
42% Average
Read 65.8
Write 78.7
Mixed 49.7
SusWrite 80.3
50% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.3% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 14.9
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-G43(MS-7924) Builds (Compare 540 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $598
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