MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.5% 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 Drive169% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 13 '17 at 14:43
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 211
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 416
56% 417 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
MSI(1462 2825) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Lighting 43.7
Reflection 40.3
Parallax 53.2
36% 45.7 fps
MRender 54.4
Gravity 51.8
Splatting 37.8
38% 48 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
721GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,392
Write 1,046
Mixed 1,023
256% 1,154 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 21.3
134% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 149
138% 205 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 169%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-149.A01LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.8% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.9
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 161 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $642
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