MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics23.1% 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 Drive113% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '20 at 08:16
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 211
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 409
55% 410 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B
Sapphire(1DA2 E348) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Lighting 27.7
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 35.2
23% 31.2 fps
MRender 28.8
Gravity 28
Splatting 31.1
24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 430 442 411 376 377 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 420
Mixed 410
SusWrite 410
96% 424 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 45.1
173% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 294
240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 113%
Great: 125%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38
698GB free
Firmware: 3.AEG
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 36 40 39 36 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
28.5% Poor
Read 60.7
Write 38.8
Mixed 33.4
SusWrite 38.6
32% 42.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.6% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 17.9
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 161 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 GAMING (MS-7816)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $642
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