MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.1% 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 Drive	51.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '18 at 23:00
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$55 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 247 92% 161 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 528 71% 528 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1588 MHz, MLim: 1823 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Lighting 49.3 Reflection 48.7 Parallax 43 40% 47 fps	MRender 41.8 Gravity 44.2 Splatting 39.6 34% 41.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 180 202 167 112 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 289 Write 184 Mixed 189 SusWrite 144 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 7.9 89% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 73.6 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 71.1 75% 119 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 237%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 183 184 184 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 211 Mixed 108 SusWrite 183 127% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 63%

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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 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 811 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	230x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	205x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	144x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	42x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	35x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16