MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	93.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	6.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '17 at 20:08
Run Duration	90 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 617 63% 508 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G1SA754D117-499 480GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^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 1559 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1432 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 48 (B1) Unknown 0 0 360 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 40 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 41630 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 102 (E7) Temperature 99 100 40 (E9) Unknown 0 0 0 (EA) Unknown 0 0 100 (F1) Unknown 0 0 31969 (F2) Unknown 0 0 17212	93.7% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 415 Mixed 460 102% 459 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 32.6 123% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 67.6 98% 179 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 104%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3GB Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 94 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 100 103 (03) Spinup time 118 100 51579650659 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5059 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 100 36 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 16114 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3510 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 84 5313533386552 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 101 (BE) vendor-specific 63 44 355008549 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5062 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5062 (C2) HDA temperature 162 109 240519151653 (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 200 200 2	68% Good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 118 89% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.31 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1656 MHz Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.3% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 17.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 86%

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 799 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	228x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	204x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	58x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	58x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	46x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	41x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	35x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	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