MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.8% 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	91.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150410
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '17 at 20:01
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$62 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 93.3 2-Core 173 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 303 43% 316 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Lighting 34 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 39.5 28% 34.4 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 27.4 Splatting 34.8 25% 29.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^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 1722 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1200 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 67 (AE) Unknown 100 100 225 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 48 223338823712 (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 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13034449596 (F7) Unknown 100 100 411475516 (F8) Unknown 100 100 719448026	91.6% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 331 Mixed 389 91% 412 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 32.4 138% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 47.7 79% 150 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 66GB free Firmware: CC98 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 170675176 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1586 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 1168 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 31043840 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2696 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1253 (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 65 46 605552675 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 77 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1628 (C2) HDA temperature 35 54 17179869219 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 25 16 170675176 (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 -107812269061343 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2928550117 (F2) Unknown 100 253 511331846	62.2% Good	Read 115 Write 101 Mixed 94.8 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 0.91 4K Mixed 0.18 60% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 75%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 16GB-$19 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 13GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	9.17% Terrible	Read 37.6 Write 3.34 Mixed 18.6 20% 19.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.87 4K Write 0.68 4K Mixed 0.46 53% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.17% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 4x4GB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 18.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 74%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) - $90

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	292x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	245x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	235x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	150x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	141x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	70x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 19,522 samples	31x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16