MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.1% 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	35.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141226
Uptime	41.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '17 at 21:18
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 214 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 390 52% 389 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3679) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.1% Average	Lighting 56.9 Reflection 67 Parallax 57.4 46% 60.5 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 53 48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7264 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1288 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1017294 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 260 (AE) Unknown 100 100 71 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 36 257698562084 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 866 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1271 (F1) Unknown 100 100 20138331237 (F2) Unknown 100 100 14375238138	35.4% Below average	Read 426 Write 173 Mixed 69.8 48% 223 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 4.12 4K Mixed 5.9 26% 6.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$24 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 703GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 187036632 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1474 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 18355810 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7258 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1310 (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 71 46 504430621 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 47 47 107655 (C2) HDA temperature 29 54 38654705693 (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 103581726280761 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3263576662 (F2) Unknown 100 253 77544706333	102% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 175 Mixed 171 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.22 94% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Discsoft Virtual 21GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 5GB free Firmware: 1.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 156 Write 13.1 Mixed 14.6 44% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 0.26 4K Mixed 0.19 61% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 81%

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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 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) - $110

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	84x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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: $460

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