MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '19 at 22:51
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 86 2-Core 187 68% 118 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 412 46% 362 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.4% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 92.7 Parallax 115 92% 107 fps	MRender 163 Gravity 109 Splatting 84.3 93% 119 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 15GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 464 Mixed 401 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 50.5 170% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 262% 348 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC44 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,098 Write 25.5 Mixed 64 762% 1,063 MB/s	4K Read 509 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.3 21,384% 171 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 312GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 59 58 58 52 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 48.2 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 57.2 36% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB Kingston 99U5402-492.A00LF Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.5% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.9 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) - $104

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	129x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	85x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	63x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	52x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	15x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	10x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	12x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	10x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $598

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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