MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime2 Days
Run DateApr 05 '20 at 09:52
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 219
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 425
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1662 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 89
Parallax 184
96% 130 fps
MRender 89.8
Gravity 123
Splatting 129
95% 114 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 525ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 77 77 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
47% Average
Read 128
Write 96.8
Mixed 121
SusWrite 77.6
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 29.4
103% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 61
60% 96.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
180GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 140 139 139 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 138
Write 138
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 140
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.6% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 8.9
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 89%

 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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