MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.3% 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	0.94% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

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Run History

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 13:48
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 633 62% 510 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)	58.3% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 62 58% 68.5 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 72.6 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Patriot Blaze 240GB-$50 1,382 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 2.9 2.8 3.2 3 3.4 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	0.94% Terrible	Read 19 Write 2.5 Mixed 1 SusWrite 2.9 1% 6.35 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 0.94% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 782GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 2.9 10 10 4.2 9.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 3.2 Write 3 Mixed 4 SusWrite 7.6 3% 4.45 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.2 6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Series 2x8GB 977 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 19 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 78%

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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	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