MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.6% 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	86.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 21:45
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 217 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 419 57% 422 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 25.1 Reflection 24.4 Parallax 31.7 20% 27 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 30 Splatting 25.8 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 383 355 152 154 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 404 Write 427 Mixed 364 SusWrite 249 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 39.2 138% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 306 222% 285 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 94%
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 87GB free Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 203 207 207 207 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 434 Write 205 Mixed 215 SusWrite 204 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 34.8 116% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 167 147% 223 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 84%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 482GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 174 173 172 174 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 133 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 171 88% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 110GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 65.8 Write 69.4 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 80.6 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 70%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	5.04% Terrible	Read 23 Write 2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 3.5 8% 8.18 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.04% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 24GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 18.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 799 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	228x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	204x
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	26x
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 $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