MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26.9% 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	82.7% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '18 at 16:42
Run Duration	388 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$20 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 56.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 167 63% 111 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 292 39% 291 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.3.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Lighting 33.9 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 41.7 28% 35.6 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 28.6 Splatting 35.9 26% 30.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3908 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3148 (B1) Unknown 97 97 45 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 47 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 83 (F1) Unknown 99 99 20585575958	82.7% Excellent	Read 493 Write 383 Mixed 406 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 33.6 103% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 107 94% 140 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 227GB free Firmware: 12.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 6 (03) Spinup time 213 184 2341 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13308 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 16852 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 91 91 9347 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 383 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 13308 (C2) HDA temperature 125 94 22 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.9% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 87.9 Mixed 87.8 69% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.42 108% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 69%
Samsung SP0812C 80GB 822 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 50GB free Firmware: SU10 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 1 7 (03) Spinup time 100 1 4160 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11702 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 780661 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 10 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5542 (C2) HDA temperature 172 73 22 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 373042 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 5 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0	23.3% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 44 Mixed 40.2 30% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.33 78% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 32%
1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	5.41% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 4.36 Mixed 5.82 10% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.29 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.002 24% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.41% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1x8GB 7,988 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	32.3% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.1 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 10.7 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 137 29% 137 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 35%

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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	132x
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	54x
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	22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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