MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.1% 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	99.3% 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.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 06:15
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 107 2-Core 211 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 399 52% 394 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% XFX(1682 9550) 2GB CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Lighting 17.1 Reflection 27.8 Parallax 24.7 14% 23.2 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 18.7 Splatting 20 17% 21.6 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 373 407 413 425 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 278 Mixed 277 SusWrite 411 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 38.9 155% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 192 172% 257 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 94%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: 04.01G01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 80 Mixed 67 SusWrite 102 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5403-185.A00LF 2x8GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	23"	1280 720	HWP3064 HP E231

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Gaming 38%

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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	76x
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 $38Bench 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 $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 $40	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