MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.4% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150522
Uptime	10.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '18 at 06:24
Run Duration	682 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 402 54% 402 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 62.2 57% 67 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 53.8 51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2490 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1001 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 65 (A3) Unknown 100 100 26 (A4) Unknown 100 100 104042 (A5) Unknown 100 100 245 (A6) Unknown 100 100 56 (A7) Unknown 100 100 100 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 97 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 64 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 148561 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 468010 (F2) Unknown 100 100 361488 (F5) Unknown 100 100 832336	96.4% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 352 Mixed 420 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 33.6 138% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 54.8 104% 205 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 765GB free Firmware: CC56 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 129715064 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7383 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 25386848 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14638 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 897 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 58 22096576544 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 54 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7624 (C2) HDA temperature 32 42 -140737488355296 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 48726403979365 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10406651527 (F2) Unknown 100 253 13513430833	74.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 123 Mixed 120 95% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.22 101% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2300 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1518 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3411 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 111 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3294 (C2) HDA temperature 117 105 26 (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	77.1% Very good	Read 138 Write 131 Mixed 115 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.17 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.31 122% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 109%
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 4GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	5.34% Terrible	Read 19.9 Write 6.64 Mixed 4.47 10% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.18 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.004 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.34% Great: 6%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	3.26% Terrible	Read 16.3 Write 3.23 Mixed 4.18 8% 7.89 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 0.002 4K Mixed 0.003 3% 0.26 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.26% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 17.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	129x
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	52x
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 $273	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 $179	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