MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	35.2% 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	90.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141226
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '15 at 11:00
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 95.4 2-Core 223 70% 159 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 630 60% 494 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 58% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5560 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.2% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 42.9 Parallax 37.6 37% 42.1 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 35.3 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC256GM1SE16B-T 256GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^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 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 43 (A3) Unknown 100 100 26 (A4) Unknown 100 100 144 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 47 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 262 (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 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1058 (F2) Unknown 100 100 788 (F5) Unknown 100 100 1152	90.3% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 281 Mixed 321 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 32.7 138% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 72.8 103% 189 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 156 156 11175 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 8 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (10) Unknown 0 200 13565463324 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 7 (C2) HDA temperature 110 108 42 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	77.7% Very good	Read 139 Write 132 Mixed 75.7 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 0.57 4K Mixed 0.31 81% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 98%
ASMT 2105 2TB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 121GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 24.5 Mixed 18.3 29% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.41 89% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 73%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 42GB free, PID ab21 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 27.9 Write 26 Mixed 27 35% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.34 42% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 51%
Imation Nano Pro 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 6GB free, PID 043c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	8.04% Terrible	Read 28.8 Write 9.32 Mixed 11.7 18% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.02 29% 2.54 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.04% Great: 10%

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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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

MSI H97M-G43(MS-7924)

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PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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