MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive181% 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)
Memory21.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '18 at 18:14
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 111
2-Core 227
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 392
55% 404 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
EVGA(3842 5678) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 154
Parallax 144
117% 147 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 139
Splatting 118
99% 121 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 109%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 285 284 278 274 265 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 1,211
Write 929
Mixed 502
SusWrite 307
164% 737 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 49.6
209% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1062
DQ Write 1,238
DQ Mixed 946
769% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 181%
Great: 236%
Mushkin ECO3 480GB-$155
296GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 224 96 96 93 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 420
Mixed 281
SusWrite 147
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 54.6
181% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 260
209% 294 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
927GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 194 195 192 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 152
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 194
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
63.3% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.3%
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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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