MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

High background CPU (21%). 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 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '19 at 23:35
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 204 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 371 50% 376 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 961GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 158 134 153 159 155 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 156 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 144 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 114%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	2.33% Terrible	Read 6.8 Write 4.3 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 4 6% 4.98 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.33% Great: 8%

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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 18.5 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 18.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%

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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 808 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 $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	205x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	143x
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 $94Bench 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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16