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 as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 78.5%, 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 (23%). 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	3.9 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 23:39
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (47^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)	78.5% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 101 2-Core 203 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 380 49% 372 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 960GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 152 125 60 31 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 158 Write 147 Mixed 66 SusWrite 97.3 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.3% 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: 3.7 4.1 4.1 4 4.1 4.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	2.77% Terrible	Read 9.5 Write 4.3 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 4 7% 5.78 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.77% 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 as expected (46^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 16.8 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.7% 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 814 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	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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Value: 60% - Above average

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