MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	104% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '19 at 21:25
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3-$104 5,273 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 94.1 2-Core 189 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 372 49% 368 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 164 169 169 167 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 457 Mixed 374 SusWrite 167 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61 186% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 209GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 167 170 170 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 431 Mixed 386 SusWrite 168 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.3 203% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 354 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 178GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 166 169 170 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 283 Mixed 320 SusWrite 168 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.6 185% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 232 210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 75GB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 586 555 578 577 584 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 641 Write 935 Mixed 502 SusWrite 572 150% 662 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 53.5 208% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,393 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 988 786% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 230%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 143 140 144 144 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 147 Write 138 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 142 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 86%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 139 144 146 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 163 Write 145 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 143 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 2,445 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 20.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 85%

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

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 27%

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	128x
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	51x
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 $37Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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