MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	181% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	155% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '23 at 18:50
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 84.1 2-Core 195 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 303 36% 276 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	181% Outstanding	Lighting 264 Reflection 237 Parallax 287 215% 263 fps	MRender 288 Gravity 215 Splatting 155 172% 219 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar NM620 2TB 1,474 User benchmarks, average bench 293% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9846 SusWrite @10s intervals: 502 567 594 786 764 787 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,154 Write 1,108 Mixed 1,008 SusWrite 667 221% 984 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 41.2 117% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 784 DQ Write 618 DQ Mixed 608 480% 670 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 386%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 192GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 143 84 123 124 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 146 Write 134 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 120 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 109%

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 below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.1% Above average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	51	20	120	24.1"	1857 1057	SAM100A LC27RG50

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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	229x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	205x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	142x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	41x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16