MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive141% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7924
MotherboardMSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)  (all builds)
Memory22.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 07:33
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 205
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 426
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
EVGA(3842 5678) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 142
Parallax 121
110% 133 fps
MRender 98.8
Gravity 130
Splatting 108
92% 112 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 323 325 324 322 318 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 667
Write 561
Mixed 498
SusWrite 353
116% 520 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 50.7
199% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 653
505% 692 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 141%
Great: 236%
Mushkin ECO3 480GB-$155
296GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 162 95 96 93 95 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 436
Mixed 360
SusWrite 154
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 48.3
174% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 258
212% 302 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
927GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 194 195 195 193 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 151
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 194
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63.5% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 20
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 64%

 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 539 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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HDDRAMUSB
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