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 above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	139% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '15 at 02:03
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 278 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 697 74% 589 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7924) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4256 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 863GB 529GB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	164% Outstanding	Read 1,006 Write 908 Mixed 989 216% 968 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 44.9 180% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 41.9 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 28.8 104% 212 MB/s

Intel Raid 0 Volume 137GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 985 Write 926 Mixed 981 216% 964 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 24.1 137% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 39 DQ Write 84.7 DQ Mixed 26.4 30% 50 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 141%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 120121344 (03) Spinup time 94 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 793 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 32447841 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 607 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 882 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 21476999206 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 50 690487337 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 471 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2520 (C2) HDA temperature 41 50 77309411369 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 36747740185816 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10054337439 (F2) Unknown 100 253 36461819589	88.5% Excellent	Read 167 Write 140 Mixed 120 106% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 5.36 4K Mixed 0.48 174% 2.12 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2267 MHz Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 26.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 119%

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

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Typical Z97M-G43(MS-7924) Builds (Compare 363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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) $39	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