MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.1% 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	68.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140918
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 07:27
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	EUR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 235 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 530 60% 473 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.1% Above average	Lighting 73.1 Reflection 85.6 Parallax 75.4 60% 78 fps	MRender 76.6 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 66 58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 327 333 351 350 332 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 386 Write 326 Mixed 222 SusWrite 335 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 23.2 77% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 149 123% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 86%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 141GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 327 311 242 251 233 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 388 Write 417 Mixed 343 SusWrite 283 81% 358 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 32.4 130% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 327 248% 334 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 99%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 27GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 331 330 349 351 339 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 367 Mixed 333 SusWrite 337 81% 358 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 38.9 137% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 296 238% 335 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 69GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 110 113 114 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 61.4 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 112 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 114%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 410GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 89.9 Write 60.6 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 92.8 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.8% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 49%

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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	205x
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	27x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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