MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '19 at 23:42
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 97.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 167 76% 124 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 284 38% 284 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 570 Graphics 2,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% MSI(1462 341E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.6.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 87.1 53% 72.7 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 62 Splatting 54.5 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 496 Write 307 Mixed 291 80% 364 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 53.3 186% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 168 174% 286 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 116%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 683GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 159 160 161 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 147 Mixed 101 SusWrite 159 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,808 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28.2 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 26.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 63%

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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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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 $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