MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '17 at 22:10
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 131
2-Core 258
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 689
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2297 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.7% Good
Lighting 84.4
Reflection 82.2
Parallax 71.9
69% 79.5 fps
MRender 82.4
Gravity 76.2
Splatting 72.5
63% 77.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 452
Write 187
Mixed 217
62% 285 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 9.85
70% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 99.9
DQ Mixed 19.9
60% 136 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 181
Mixed 176
136% 181 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.22
85% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
551GB free
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 78.6
Write 89.6
Mixed 88.4
65% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.51
105% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-439.A00LF KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-439.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 14.2
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 801 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 (MS-7816)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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