MSI B85-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI B85-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150401
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '22 at 16:32
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 441 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 46 Parallax 45.7 35% 44.8 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 35.8 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 144 149 145 131 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 490 Write 151 Mixed 205 SusWrite 134 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39 149% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 150 126% 185 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 626GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 195 194 191 173 173 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 107 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 175 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.2 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 64%

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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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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 (MS-7816) - $90

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	227x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	77x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	69x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	57x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	36x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	35x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	31x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16