MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.6% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '21 at 10:51
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 177 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 390 45% 350 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 98.5 Parallax 64.1 54% 76.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 64.8 Splatting 56 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 444 Write 383 Mixed 287 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 46.2 144% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 174 180% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 109GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 410 395 419 420 426 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 437 Mixed 386 SusWrite 405 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 47.8 163% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 292 234% 330 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL9-4GBXM Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-17000CL9-4GBXM Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2133, 1600, 2133, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.1 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 62%

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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 804 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	229x
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	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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16