MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	87.7% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '18 at 23:14
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 534 71% 531 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM22.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7677 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3992 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 652 (AD) Unknown 100 100 19530107 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1570 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 91 (F1) Unknown 100 100 64552	87.7% Excellent	Read 506 Write 353 Mixed 480 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 12.9 117% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 59.6 108% 212 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 102%
Liteon IT LCS-128L9S-HP 128GB 2,338 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 20GB free Firmware: 9C08 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 679 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 583 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2271 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 250360 (AE) Unknown 100 100 583 (B7) Unknown 100 100 5 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 100 100 50 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5 (F1) Unknown 100 100 665290 (F2) Unknown 100 100 824673	97.5% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 329 Mixed 376 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 37 145% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 82.6 125% 235 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 98%
Plextor M6S 128GB-$106 3,356 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4GB free Firmware: 1.09 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2389 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3696 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 330 (AE) Unknown 100 100 585 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 338665 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 800 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 374 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 585 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 622 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 42333 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1033056 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1469900	100% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 319 Mixed 376 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 37.6 151% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 82.3 132% 255 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Vulcan-2133 0420 F3-2400C11-4GSR 0423 Vulcan-2133 0420 F3-2400C11-4GSR 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 1600, 2133, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 29.4 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 28.7 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 91%

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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	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