MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive191% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '19 at 17:06
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 236
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 605
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 115
Parallax 254
114% 169 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 136
Splatting 157
113% 135 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 111%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 642 669 712 717 718 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,327
Write 840
Mixed 1,082
SusWrite 685
220% 983 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 71.7
233% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 627
DQ Write 408
DQ Mixed 531
392% 522 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 191%
Great: 311%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
38GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 283 284 283 285 286 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 463
Mixed 407
SusWrite 285
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 53.6
178% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%
WD WD3200AVJS-63WDA0 320GB
277GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 102 103 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 88
Write 58.3
Mixed 60
SusWrite 102
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 59%
Intenso USB 3.0 device 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 150 149 150 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 151
Write 148
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 149
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 91%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB
14GB free, PID 5571
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 5.2 5.8 6 5.8 5.7 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
8.57% Terrible
Read 21.5
Write 13.3
Mixed 6.2
SusWrite 5.4
14% 11.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.4
100% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.57%
Great: 13%
WDC WD25 00BB-55RDA0 250GB
44GB free, PID 2506
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Read 34.8
Write 32.4
Mixed 26.7
SusWrite 37.8
45% 32.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
74.1% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 20.6
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 25.5
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 803 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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