MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	43.4% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '18 at 09:29
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 95.9 2-Core 191 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 439 48% 378 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.4% Average	Lighting 54.1 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 57.6 44% 55.5 fps	MRender 59.5 Gravity 50.6 Splatting 46.4 42% 52.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD1003FZEX-00MK2A0 240GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 161 167 93 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 461 Write 196 Mixed 283 SusWrite 134 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 33.6 115% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 187 161% 240 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 93%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 548GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 152 152 152 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 149 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 153 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 1302 1866 CL10 Series 1302 1866 CL10 Series 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 9.2 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 9 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	52x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	30x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	23x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
S3 1T00 1TBSandiskBench 95%, 12,396 samples	6x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	7x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	6x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369