MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	47.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141107
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '18 at 20:28
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 238 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 444 56% 425 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC064MAG 64GB 1,591 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 63 69 64 62 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 299 Write 74.7 Mixed 114 SusWrite 65.8 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 11.4 87% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 74.3 DQ Mixed 80.7 76% 122 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 53%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2009)-$152 5,563 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 588GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 82 84 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 83.2 Write 79 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 84.1 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 47%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$33 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 538GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 138 Write 142 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 134 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 867GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 170 168 170 169 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 141 Write 154 Mixed 30 SusWrite 169 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 361% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66.5% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 21.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 67%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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 $53Bench 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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
S3 1T00 1TBSandiskBench 95%, 12,396 samples	6x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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