MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54% 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)
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '21 at 10:59
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 106 2-Core 184 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 596 57% 470 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 103 Parallax 64.5 55% 78.6 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 65 Splatting 56.2 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 466 Mixed 296 92% 414 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 51.2 174% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 173 180% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 109GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 422 404 420 428 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 411 Mixed 385 SusWrite 420 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 51.7 170% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 296 236% 330 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL9-4GBXM Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-17000CL9-4GBXM Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2133, 1600, 2133, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 809 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	230x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	205x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	144x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	42x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
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 $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