MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.4% 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	39.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140416
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '17 at 20:06
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 101 2-Core 180 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 370 50% 372 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 61.6 54% 64.6 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 53.9 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung HD502IJ 240GB 217GB free Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2159 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 373 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12897878182 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 34 (A8) Unknown 100 100 6 (A9) Unknown 100 100 247 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 6 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 62 266288824354 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 201868116039 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1251 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1711 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1621 (F2) Unknown 253 253 9854 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	98% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 357 Mixed 390 92% 415 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 29.1 143% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 58.3 113% 228 MB/s

Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11374 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2351 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1576437 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 406 (AE) Unknown 100 100 115 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 41 214749085737 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1353 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1723 (F1) Unknown 100 100 43500347311 (F2) Unknown 100 100 24215928605	39.2% Below average	Read 437 Write 160 Mixed 221 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 6.4 39% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 18.4 DQ Write 12.2 DQ Mixed 6.51 7% 12.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 47%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 303GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 93 93 3130 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4044 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 1 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 12430 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 5 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2497 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 70 454098971 (C2) HDA temperature 72 68 470876188 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 538580 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 10 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	52.8% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 87.7 Mixed 73.3 64% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.26 59% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 15 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 14 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 61%

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 800 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	228x
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	141x
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	27x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	41x
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 $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