MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.29% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	171% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7924
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160215
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '24 at 03:48
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 as expected (57^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 104 2-Core 213 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 348 45% 338 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Gigabyte(1458 368D) 2GB CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.29% Terrible	Lighting 9.2 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 11.8 8% 11 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 12 Splatting 10.8 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.29% Great: 8%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFM512GD3JX013N 512GB 9,047 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41000C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 604 653 658 685 683 682 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 744 Write 682 Mixed 680 SusWrite 661 156% 692 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 67.1 216% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 717 DQ Mixed 914 640% 803 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 313%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B1G73DB0-CK0 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B1G73DB0-CK0 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	60	31.5"	1280 720	WDE189D LD-3260

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Typical Z97M-G43(MS-7924) Builds (Compare 362 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

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 $79Bench 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 $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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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