MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.6% 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	83.5% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 15:18
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 111 2-Core 222 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 409 50% 385 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 25.2 Reflection 24.7 Parallax 31.7 20% 27.2 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 30 Splatting 25.8 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 260 307 208 142 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 411 Write 301 Mixed 234 SusWrite 225 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 39.1 138% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 223 172% 233 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 94%
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 86GB free Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 201 206 207 206 206 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 426 Write 203 Mixed 224 SusWrite 204 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 33.9 115% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 149 139% 216 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 492GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 140 136 139 133 135 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 170 Write 152 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 135 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 110GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 79 81 81 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 64.7 Write 70.8 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 80.1 48% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 24GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	60.9% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.2 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 20 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 800 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	228x
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	141x
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	27x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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