MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.3% 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	49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 9 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 00:38
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 208 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 424 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2963) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 46 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.7 38% 42.6 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 35.7 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 128GB-$49 819 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 22 19 76 90 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 424 Write 148 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 62.2 37% 173 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 23.7 4K Mixed 10.6 71% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 153 125% 180 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 131GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 452 420 333 276 235 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 454 Mixed 396 SusWrite 322 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.2 203% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 315 235% 313 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 774GB free Firmware: GKAOA9DA SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 82 82 83 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 82.6 Write 81.8 Mixed 44.4 SusWrite 81.5 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.3% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 20.8 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 38%

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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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16