MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	77% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160215
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 17 '22 at 18:16
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 204 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 539 55% 445 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BR 960G 960GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 378 188 6.6 6.7 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Read 431 Write 339 Mixed 358 SusWrite 210 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 24.7 126% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 97.7 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 42.5 82% 157 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 77%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 931GB free Firmware: ACM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 169 177 178 171 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 141 Write 131 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 168 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMR5030EF68F9W1600 0467 RMR5030KD68F9F1600 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 12GB 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.1% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.2 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns

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Typical Z97M-G43(MS-7924) Builds (Compare 362 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) - $110

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	84x
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
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	9x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16