MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	69.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '21 at 21:42
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 95.3 2-Core 159 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 371 43% 337 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.8% 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: 497.09 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.6% Good	Lighting 85 Reflection 94.6 Parallax 94.9 69% 91.5 fps	MRender 85.3 Gravity 85.8 Splatting 86.3 70% 85.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 177 170 165 167 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 418 Mixed 352 SusWrite 193 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 46 153% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 351 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$80 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 181GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 355 354 356 356 356 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 326 Write 397 Mixed 349 SusWrite 356 81% 357 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 44.1 144% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 351 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 696GB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 173 173 174 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 117 Write 93.1 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 172 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 112%
ST1500DL 003-9VT16L 1.5TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 992GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 26.4 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 29.7 37% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 53% 0.7 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 way below expectations (12^th percentile)	41.6% Average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 10.3 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 72%

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

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Gaming 42%

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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 $90Bench 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 $250	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