MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.2% 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	93.5% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '18 at 19:40
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 125 2-Core 245 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 648 69% 551 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 87%

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: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 61.5 57% 66.1 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 54.6 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD1003FZEX-00MK2A0 240GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 165 171 173 84 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 458 Mixed 383 SusWrite 194 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 42.9 155% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 206 190% 291 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 93%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 637GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 158 158 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 160 Mixed 97 SusWrite 159 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 1302 1866 CL10 Series 1302 1866 CL10 Series 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.3 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 18.6 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

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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 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 162 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 GAMING (MS-7816)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	52x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	30x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	23x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
S3 1T00 1TBSandiskBench 95%, 12,396 samples	6x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	7x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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