MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.2% 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	67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 21:44
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 610 62% 499 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 1454) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.2% Below average	Lighting 40.2 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 42.2 33% 38 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 36.5 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 101 92 78 86 MB/s Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.2% Good	Read 247 Write 152 Mixed 192 SusWrite 92.8 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 40 149% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 84.5 76% 114 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 75%
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 117GB free Firmware: DC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 160 162 160 152 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 310 Write 220 Mixed 224 SusWrite 158 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39 155% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 134 127% 201 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 82%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 52GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 170 168 170 170 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 162 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 168 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 613GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 151 149 150 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 142 Mixed 105 SusWrite 152 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 109%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 424GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 129 130 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 133 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.8 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	52x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	30x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	23x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
S3 1T00 1TBSandiskBench 95%, 12,396 samples	6x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	7x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16