MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.2% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '21 at 02:57
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 (23^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 228 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 522 50% 415 Pts	64-Core 558 34% 558 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 89.2 Reflection 100 Parallax 92 73% 93.8 fps	MRender 88.8 Gravity 89.4 Splatting 89.9 73% 89.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 151 147 145 148 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 458 Mixed 280 SusWrite 175 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 48.2 161% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$80 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 371GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 430 424 419 430 374 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 456 Mixed 431 SusWrite 413 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.6 207% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 359 269% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 697GB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 171 170 176 170 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 151 Mixed 81 SusWrite 172 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 885GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 41 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 29.8 Write 31 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 41.3 25% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 64%
ST1500DL 003-9VT16L 1.5TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 977GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 29 29 30 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 24.9 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 29.5 37% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 14.8 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 17.2 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 72%

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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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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