MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150728
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '18 at 03:17
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 214 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 297 45% 328 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7924) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Asus(1043 04DF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.2 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.4% Above average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 57.9 Parallax 62.1 50% 60.3 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 80.2 58% 68.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 84 63 241509871 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 632 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 227350103 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7898 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 632 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 42 873857062 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 814 (C2) HDA temperature 38 13 55834574886 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 1 1 241509871 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 129089537056472 (F1) Unknown 100 253 19803779745 (F2) Unknown 100 253 25907718676	54.6% Above average	Read 117 Write 73.7 Mixed 73.9 66% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.31 76% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 51GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 177846512 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5213 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 63596535 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14839 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 969 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 93 93 7 (BE) vendor-specific 65 41 168344092707 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 16 16 169952 (C2) HDA temperature 35 59 47244640291 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 7619271988972 (F1) Unknown 100 253 33975769241 (F2) Unknown 100 253 235832391827	74.3% Very good	Read 102 Write 157 Mixed 123 96% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G M378B5173QH0-CK0 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	130x
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	53x
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	22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16