MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '22 at 00:07
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 118 2-Core 240 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 472 63% 473 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Lighting 81.1 Reflection 81.9 Parallax 75.6 66% 79.5 fps	MRender 77.2 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 72.1 62% 75.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 212 72 52 30 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 463 Write 225 Mixed 284 SusWrite 92.8 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 23.4 106% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 42.4 91% 182 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 86%
WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB 3,993 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 283GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 90 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 108 Write 97.9 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 100 71% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 253GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 116 117 117 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 126 Write 120 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 116 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2X4G64CB8HG5N-DG 2x4GB 1,719 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.1 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 22.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 61%

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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 819 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	233x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	206x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	144x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	59x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	58x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	46x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	44x
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

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369