MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	38.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	184% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 02:25
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (97^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 225 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 579 58% 470 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1572 MHz, MLim: 1951 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Lighting 49.9 Reflection 47 Parallax 46.8 41% 47.9 fps	MRender 44 Gravity 43.2 Splatting 38.3 34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 684 697 714 715 718 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,226 Write 1,035 Mixed 983 SusWrite 702 221% 987 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 69.4 228% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 569 DQ Write 381 DQ Mixed 493 363% 481 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 311%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 119GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 286 286 287 287 291 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 440 Mixed 384 SusWrite 288 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 54.1 177% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
WD WD3200AVJS-63WDA0 320GB 7,100 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 277GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 102 103 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 94.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 102 63% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 59%
Intenso USB 3.0 device 3TB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 112 115 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 110 Write 103 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 114 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 91%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 14GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 5.6 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.5 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	8.71% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 13.7 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 5.8 15% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.7 112% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.71% Great: 13%
WDC WD25 00BB-55RDA0 250GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 164GB free, PID 2506 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 36 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 38.1 46% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GB 7,464 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 21.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 60%

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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	228x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	204x
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	26x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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