MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.4% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	May 18 '20 at 07:55
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 94.3 2-Core 256 78% 144 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 664 71% 564 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.1% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 129 Parallax 110 98% 120 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 118 Splatting 100 86% 105 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 320 156 138 148 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 461 Write 476 Mixed 388 SusWrite 199 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 38.1 144% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 296 220% 286 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 95%
LDLC 240GB 1,787 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 151GB free Firmware: R0831B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 279 11 44 44 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 478 Write 423 Mixed 344 SusWrite 92.5 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 16.6 111% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 95.9 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 0.8 62% 141 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 407GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 161 160 158 161 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 128 Mixed 87 SusWrite 159 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 112%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 9GB free, PID 0723 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 13 6 6.6 8.2 2.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	4.81% Terrible	Read 12 Write 1.8 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 6.3 7% 5.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 34% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.81% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA160BJ.C8 0420 F3-1600C11-4GNS 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8 0420 F3-1600C11-4GNS 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 15.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 56%

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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	230x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	205x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	144x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	42x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	35x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16