MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150728
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 10:01
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 168 71% 118 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 325 46% 340 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2935) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.11.1 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 26.2 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 31.1 21% 28.7 fps	MRender 24.4 Gravity 24.7 Splatting 28.5 22% 25.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 92GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 106 108 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 152 Write 137 Mixed 94 SusWrite 107 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 109%
Seagate ST500LM000-SSHD-8GB 500GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: LVD4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 30 48 66 81 83 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 96.3 Write 104 Mixed 59 SusWrite 59.4 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 63%
PNY USB Flash Drive 16GB 335 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.2 6 7.2 7.6 6 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	6.02% Terrible	Read 25.8 Write 26.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 5.9 20% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.02% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 0467 RMR5030EF68F9W1600 8GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.9% Poor	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.3 26% 9.23 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 57%

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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	132x
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	54x
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	22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	15x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $36Bench 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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16