MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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 82.5%, 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 Drive131% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7924
MotherboardMSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)  (all builds)
Memory22.4 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 20:50
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 432
56% 422 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.5%
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 134
Reflection 142
Parallax 120
109% 132 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 128
Splatting 108
91% 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: 475 325 322 326 320 308 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 601
Write 517
Mixed 408
SusWrite 346
105% 468 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 42.6
182% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 639
DQ Mixed 854
600% 757 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 131%
Great: 236%
Mushkin ECO3 480GB-$155
296GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 157 83 90 111 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 344
Mixed 367
SusWrite 153
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 45.1
173% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 256
209% 295 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
927GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 194 196 194 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 152
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 194
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 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 (100th percentile)
63.8% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 19.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.8%
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 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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