MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.2% 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 Drive	85.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	May 28 '19 at 18:46
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 101 2-Core 202 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 380 46% 356 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 59.6 52% 63.5 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 53.6 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 222 247 245 244 247 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 357 Write 336 Mixed 266 SusWrite 247 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 34.6 140% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 195 179% 272 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 101GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 304 303 303 304 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 431 Mixed 350 SusWrite 317 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58.8 191% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 15GB free Firmware: SBFM01.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 381 Write 412 Mixed 73.3 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 2.9 12% 5.67 MB/s	DQ Read 85.7 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 143 113% 152 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 97%
Seagate ST4000NE0025-2EW107 4TB 1,117 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 539GB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 140 138 139 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 168 Write 161 Mixed 93 SusWrite 138 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.1 252% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.7% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.7 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 73%

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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	204x
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	26x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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