MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.1% 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	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 Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140430
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 15:31
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 244 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 651 67% 538 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 3265) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Lighting 31 Reflection 28.5 Parallax 36.3 25% 32 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 31.6 29% 36.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 96 48 47 45 48 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 393 Mixed 316 SusWrite 84.2 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.1 190% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 233 207% 311 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 232GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 137 135 137 141 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 88.8 Write 85 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 136 65% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 38.8 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 12.3 22% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 229% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 36 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 12.3 21% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 99%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$183 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 214 211 214 210 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 214 Mixed 85 SusWrite 211 131% 180 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.8 214% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB 3,701 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 139GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	8.92% Terrible	Read 34.3 Write 36.5 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 11.8 31% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.92% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G9P1 2x8GB 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 18.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 68%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	83x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	75x
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 $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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
RMR5030EF68F9W1600 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 0467 RMR5030KD68F9F1600 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GBUnknownBench 49%, 12 samples	9x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16