MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.2% 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	80.9% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 13:02
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 (92^nd percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 111 2-Core 231 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 595 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 87.1 51% 73.3 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 57.5 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 236 232 186 214 204 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 488 Write 474 Mixed 364 SusWrite 234 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 42.2 143% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 39.8 DQ Write 79.3 DQ Mixed 48.3 40% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 118%
Patriot Ignite 480GB-$148 2,730 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 250GB free Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 449 448 454 455 457 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 503 Write 469 Mixed 351 SusWrite 448 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 35.5 124% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 77.9 DQ Mixed 38.5 34% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 113%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 551GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 137 Write 136 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 101 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2400, 1600, 2400, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 85%

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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 (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 $279	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 $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