MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 18:30
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 273
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 732
74% 599 Pts
64-Core 702
44% 702 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 151
Parallax 155
120% 151 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 148
Splatting 126
108% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 154 91 66 85 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 414
Write 167
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 109
42% 190 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 8.7
52% 14.6 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 82.5
DQ Mixed 46.6
50% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 182%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
561GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 200 199 199 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 164
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 198
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76.2% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 21.7
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 26.3
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 161 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 GAMING (MS-7816)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $638
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