MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	83.5% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '17 at 21:26
Run Duration	90 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 600 59% 485 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB 2,624 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 100GB free Firmware: HTRAN101 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 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11410 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1715 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 36 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 194 194 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 275 (C2) HDA temperature 76 47 227633659928 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	104% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 463 Mixed 479 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 37.7 134% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 22 98% 221 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB 2,624 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTRAN101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11425 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1663 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 248 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 191 191 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 234 (C2) HDA temperature 74 47 227633659930 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	83.5% Excellent	Read 501 Write 260 Mixed 484 92% 415 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 23 113% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 21 96% 216 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 9.1 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 52%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) - $90

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	292x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	245x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	236x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	150x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	141x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	70x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 19,522 samples	31x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $584

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