MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.8% 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	104% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150410
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$209 208,325 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 209 81% 137 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 547 59% 458 Pts	64-Core 532 36% 532 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 74,358 User benchmarks, average bench 28% PwrHis(1787 201C) 2GB CLim: 1140 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 36.6 Parallax 49.4 33% 42.2 fps	MRender 32 Gravity 35.7 Splatting 40.7 28% 36.1 fps
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 30%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$150 15,753 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 114 123 125 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 356 SusWrite 159 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 54.2 188% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 320 252% 349 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58 616,662 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 199 198 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 184 Mixed 89 SusWrite 200 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 3x4GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.9% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.9 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 12.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 55%

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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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Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) - $90

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $164Bench 71%, 200,551 samples	529x
Core i7-4790Intel $209Bench 77%, 208,325 samples	303x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 84%, 340,934 samples	281x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples	357x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 34%, 339,830 samples	211x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	192x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $66Bench 54%, 288,315 samples	111x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 102%, 737,528 samples	104x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 237,257 samples	84x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 64,502 samples	76x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 83,026 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 22,771 samples	55x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16