MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.9% 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	110% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160215
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '22 at 11:10
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$40 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 207 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 556 58% 464 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Lighting 61.3 Reflection 59.3 Parallax 77.9 50% 66.2 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 43.4 44% 55 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsun 840 EVO 250G 250GB 436 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 81 82 84 80 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 309 Mixed 386 SusWrite 121 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.6 212% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 236 212% 322 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%
Intens SATA III SSD 120GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 68GB free Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 93 93 93 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 466 Mixed 351 SusWrite 119 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 44.5 171% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 183 180% 286 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 356GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 118 123 122 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 119 Write 125 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 120 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2000 C10 4x2GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (90^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 23.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 74%

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) - $110

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	84x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	61x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	42x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	22x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	23x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	9x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16