MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.4% 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	89.4% 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	21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 16:00
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 490 66% 491 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.5% 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: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 24.7 Parallax 31.4 20% 27 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 25.8 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 459 429 154 153 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 442 Write 454 Mixed 391 SusWrite 286 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 38.2 136% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 309 224% 287 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 94%
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 28GB free Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 206 207 208 208 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 469 Write 208 Mixed 224 SusWrite 206 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 32.2 122% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 164 146% 221 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 84%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 355GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 149 174 172 174 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 31.3 Write 158 Mixed 30 SusWrite 167 70% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.2 78% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 178GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 9.7 Write 55.3 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 85.5 33% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 70%

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 (83^rd percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 23.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 25.4 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 800 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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 $94Bench 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