MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	146% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150605
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 21:48
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 478 63% 473 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 239 Parallax 254 156% 228 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 206 Splatting 143 159% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 62 75 59 64 55 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 267 Write 124 Mixed 140 SusWrite 65.3 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 20.9 121% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 67 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 91.2 70% 92 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 73%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 459GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 68 70 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 79 Write 75.8 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 71.7 51% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 200 200 199 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 151 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 199 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Seagate Portable 500GB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 13GB free, PID 2332 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 37 38 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 70 Write 64.5 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 37.3 68% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 40%
Generic External 320GB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 85GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 41 Write 28.2 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 42.2 49% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 21 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 21.9 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 72%

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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 (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 $109Bench 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