MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140722
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 13:05
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 226 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 604 66% 524 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 347.88 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.48% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 3.5 4% 4.22 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 4.53 Splatting 3.09 4% 4.54 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.48% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 103 121 116 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 188 Write 207 Mixed 239 SusWrite 120 43% 189 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 29.8 127% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 29 64% 130 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 867GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 114 116 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 154 Write 148 Mixed 38 SusWrite 115 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 364GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 174 173 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 167 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 174 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 290GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 30.8 Write 33.3 Mixed 22 SusWrite 38.3 43% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.6 240% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 2x8GB 6,044 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 61%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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