MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	130% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

19 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '23 at 21:02
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 549 56% 454 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1349) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (75 fps cap detected)	60.4% Good	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 75 Parallax 74.8 61% 74.9 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 75 Splatting 68.7 59% 72.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron MTFDHBA51 512GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0011 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 508 383 63 64 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 661 Write 624 Mixed 592 SusWrite 288 122% 542 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 61.4 204% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 617 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 264 264% 430 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 247%
BR 960G 960GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 233GB free Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 4.9 46 343 4.7 4.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 469 Write 403 Mixed 396 SusWrite 84.2 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 25.7 111% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 95.3 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 0.3 57% 130 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 77%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 229GB free Firmware: ACM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 143 141 142 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 178 Mixed 66 SusWrite 142 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMR5030EF68F9W1600 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 0467 RMR5030KD68F9F1600 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 14.7 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 57%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 30%

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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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16