MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.3% 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	81.3% 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	20.9 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 10 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 519 67% 505 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.4% 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)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 24.7 Parallax 31.4 20% 26.9 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 29.4 Splatting 25.7 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 334 362 149 145 146 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 422 Write 281 Mixed 372 SusWrite 238 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 34.9 123% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 307 219% 276 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 94%
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 64GB free Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 207 207 207 208 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 459 Write 206 Mixed 222 SusWrite 205 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 34.2 120% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 161 144% 220 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 332GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 148 170 169 167 166 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 147 Write 108 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 163 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 177GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 106 107 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 95.5 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 105 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.5% 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)	71.3% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.3 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 22.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 79%

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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	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 $46

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