MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.3% 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	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

21 days ago, 10 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 18:13
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 95.5 2-Core 186 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 348 47% 350 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 22F3) 2GB CLim: 1183 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.20.27.07 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 16.5 Reflection 28.1 Parallax 21.6 13% 22.1 fps	MRender 26.2 Gravity 16.8 Splatting 25.4 19% 22.8 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 48 68 79 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 455 Write 413 Mixed 394 SusWrite 112 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 0.9 90% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 43.4 DQ Mixed 44.3 44% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 86%
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB 14,793 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 119GB free Firmware: U1013A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 399 401 412 397 409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 412 Mixed 403 SusWrite 405 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 22.7 130% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 88.9 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 32.2 76% 150 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 17.9 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.3 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 60%

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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	67	55	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5AB6 LG IPS FULLHD

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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	89x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	143x
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 $79Bench 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	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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16