MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics140% 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 Drive81.4% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateNov 23 '20 at 16:05
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 222
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 596
65% 516 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
140% Outstanding
Lighting 205
Reflection 163
Parallax 197
167% 188 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 143
Splatting 121
118% 148 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 140%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 160 141 150 158 155 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 333
Write 262
Mixed 263
SusWrite 151
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 44.2
156% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 162
142% 211 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
135GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 109 110 110 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
65% Good
Read 116
Write 118
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 110
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 799 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 (MS-7816)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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