MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.5% 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	103% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (26%). 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, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '20 at 15:47
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 223 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 557 60% 478 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 85D2) 2GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 33.9 31% 33.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 28%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 731GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 351 452 469 476 475 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 406 Mixed 282 SusWrite 417 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 39.7 145% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 259 207% 289 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 26,466 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 13.8 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 799 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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