MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (38%). 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 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '18 at 17:08
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	38%

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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 i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 88.1 2-Core 178 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 286 34% 263 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 30 Parallax 36.4 31% 34.8 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 35.5 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 94 104 115 116 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 34 Write 104 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 105 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 114%
General UDisk 8GB 7,759 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 14 12 13 14 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	6.79% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 0.5 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 12.4 10% 8.55 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.79% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 16.9 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 17.2 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 814 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 (MS-7816)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	231x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 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 $278Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	35x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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