MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '18 at 14:59
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 89.3 2-Core 185 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 357 48% 357 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB; GTX 1060 EX OC PCI-E 6GB, KFA2 CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 73.7 Parallax 71.6 59% 72.8 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 70.6 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 3484 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 605 (A5) Unknown 100 100 16480106517188 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 221 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 73 (AE) Unknown 100 100 49 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 41 253403070503 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6876311782977 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 8857 (EA) Unknown 100 100 22593 (F1) Unknown 253 253 12370 (F2) Unknown 253 253 10310 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	53% Above average	Read 491 Write 135 Mixed 293 67% 306 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 0.04 62% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 5.95 58% 133 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 164GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 223112690 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7708 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 150483026 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4533 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 37 3302 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 98 4295163953 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 53 504627230 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 51539607582 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 27 223112690 (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 2203318236574 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1359092077 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1334608892	61% Good	Read 119 Write 93.9 Mixed 119 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.37 94% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 68%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 120GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 151 151 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1101 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 4563 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 758 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 39 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 75 75 258096 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 197569216541 (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 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	50.2% Above average	Read 84.2 Write 90.6 Mixed 74.7 62% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.19 62% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 5,347 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.7% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 15.6 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 15.8 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 63%

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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	205x
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	27x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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