MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	24% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 19:10
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Memory 63.5 1-Core 82.1 2-Core 130 54% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 321 38% 296 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7924) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.31% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 5.35 Parallax 5 3% 4.55 fps	MRender 6.52 Gravity 2.17 Splatting 7.22 4% 5.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.31% Great: 3%
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3030) 2GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.3 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24% Poor	Lighting 29.4 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 35.8 24% 32 fps	MRender 26.1 Gravity 27.1 Splatting 33.4 24% 28.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 29%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 84 72 81 86 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 112 Write 118 Mixed 33 SusWrite 77.1 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 16GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.5 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 7.6 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 68%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16