MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	23.4% 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	117% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '20 at 10:05
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 122 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 653 71% 564 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(1DA2 E348) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Lighting 27.9 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 35.5 23% 31.4 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 28.2 Splatting 31.9 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 445 444 446 446 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 443 Mixed 423 SusWrite 440 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 50.6 176% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 294 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 302GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 111 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 111 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 69%
SMI USB disk 8GB 5,941 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	5.05% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 6 Mixed 6 SusWrite 7.2 11% 9.18 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.05% Great: 10%
Philips GoGear ViBE 4GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 2186 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.3 3.2 4.3 3.5 4.3 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.91% Terrible	Read 10.7 Write 1.3 Mixed 2.3 SusWrite 3.8 5% 4.53 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.91% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.6% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.9 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 58%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	52x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	30x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	23x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
S3 1T00 1TBSandiskBench 95%, 12,396 samples	6x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	7x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16