MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.3% 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)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	16.3 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 03:41
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 (96^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 665 71% 564 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 65.8 51% 65.6 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 53.3 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 428 Mixed 407 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 50.9 182% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 292 236% 335 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 216GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 269 271 271 272 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 450 Mixed 400 SusWrite 291 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.5 202% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 234 209% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%
Hitachi HUA722010ALA330 1TB 4,323 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JP4ONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 128 127 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 95.5 Write 126 Mixed 59 SusWrite 127 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 75%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 622GB free Firmware: SDM4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 118 117 117 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 68.5 Write 97 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 116 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 193% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905471-001.A00LF KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905471-001.A00LF 20GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 51%

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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	88x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	143x
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	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	39x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	35x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16