MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.1% 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	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141226
Uptime	13 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 17:51
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (55^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, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 93.8 2-Core 228 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 445 58% 439 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 56.4 Reflection 63.7 Parallax 56.2 46% 58.8 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 57.4 Splatting 50.2 46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 69 61 63 64 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 214 Write 120 Mixed 137 SusWrite 66.2 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 34.2 127% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 93.7 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 85.2 71% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 424GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 141 142 139 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 132 Write 105 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 140 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 585GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 82 82 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 99.5 Write 95.3 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 80.7 102% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 99U5584-010.A00LF 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.9% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 13.7 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 46%

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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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Typical Z97M-G43(MS-7924) Builds (Compare 361 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $75Bench 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 $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 $163	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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16