MSI H97M-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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	91.6% 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	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.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '23 at 03:58
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 204 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 511 53% 428 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 78%

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. 20.19.15.5171 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KingstonSA400S37/480G 480GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1021B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 406 406 422 430 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 438 Mixed 401 SusWrite 417 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 26.7 120% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 41.4 88% 174 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 122 125 125 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	70% Very good	Read 121 Write 126 Mixed 64 SusWrite 124 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 88%
WDC WD10 JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 446GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 70 69 40 40 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 65.6 Write 65.3 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 53.4 74% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.3 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) - $104

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	130x
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	53x
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	21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	15x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16