MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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.
Graphics11.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7924
MotherboardMSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150728
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 21 '17 at 18:10
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5775C-$250
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 98.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 211
83% 141 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 510
55% 436 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 6200 (Desktop)
MSI(1462 7924) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4501
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 13
Reflection 14
Parallax 16.5
11% 14.5 fps
MRender 15.2
Gravity 12.6
Splatting 21
14% 16.3 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron GTX 480GB-$400
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 490
Write 165
Mixed 270
67% 308 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 23.7
75% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 22.4
DQ Write 47.6
DQ Mixed 16.5
18% 28.9 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 102%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB
119GB free, PID a212, Jumpdrive P20
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLT8G3D1608DT2TXRG 1315 BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 1315 BLT8G3D1608DT2TXRG 1315 BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 25.5
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18.9
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 44.8
89% 44.8 ns

 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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