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MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.1% 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	53.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160215
Uptime	21.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '22 at 11:59
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$56 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 93.8 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 204 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 369 47% 358 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.1% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 35 Parallax 38.4 33% 38 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 34.9 30% 37 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$33 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 106GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 241 217 218 198 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 426 Write 424 Mixed 293 SusWrite 242 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 38.5 138% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 252 211% 305 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 101%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 79 88 51 52 44 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 201 Write 125 Mixed 160 SusWrite 67.8 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 33.3 119% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 94 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 81.8 70% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 29,968 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 11.1 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 40%

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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 369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	84x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	79x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	43x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	9x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $453

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