MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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	55.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	14.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 14:00
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 199 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 520 56% 442 Pts	64-Core 565 35% 565 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 63.3 56% 66.2 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 68.4 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 240GB-$50 1,382 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 83 8.6 13 63 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 386 Write 285 Mixed 179 SusWrite 32.6 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 20.7 4K Mixed 6 46% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 91.2 DQ Write 16.3 DQ Mixed 16.7 22% 41.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 196 198 195 199 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 144 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 197 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 3,837 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 403GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 95 95 97 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 69.7 Write 110 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 96.3 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Series 2x8GB 977 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 78%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	227x
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	140x
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 $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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