MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics40.1% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '17 at 02:46
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User MKD-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 602
59% 482 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.2.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
40.1% Average
Lighting 52.5
Reflection 34.9
Parallax 66.1
43% 51.2 fps
MRender 32.9
Gravity 50.7
Splatting 42.8
35% 42.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
72GB free
Firmware: 603A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 499
Write 106
Mixed 157
55% 254 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 1.33
76% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 64.6
DQ Write 86.1
DQ Mixed 20.5
31% 57 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 73%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 127
Write 97.2
Mixed 120
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.62
4K Mixed 0.19
95% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-012.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 14.8
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 807 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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