MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140416
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 10:44
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 433 58% 433 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1500 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 88.6 52% 69.6 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 51.2 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 312 305 304 303 304 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 490 Mixed 445 SusWrite 308 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 45.3 165% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 129%
Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB-$95 7,250 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 182GB free Firmware: SN06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 51 52 52 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 95 Write 95.3 Mixed 56 SusWrite 51.6 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 60%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 763GB free Firmware: AX0R SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 42 Mixed 26 SusWrite 41.8 27% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 62%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1TB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 117 116 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 131 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 116 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Goodram GR1600D364L11S/4G 2x4GB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.6 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 17.7 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 59%

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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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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 $178	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