MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45% 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	277% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 19:20
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 243 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 618 70% 546 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.9% 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 (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45% Average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 57.8 43% 59 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 53.8 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8800PNP 1TB 358 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 513GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1402 1439 1470 1497 1522 1280 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,159 Write 1,316 Mixed 1,256 SusWrite 1,435 344% 1,542 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 69 228% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 737 549% 729 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 329%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 126GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 271 271 271 270 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 456 Mixed 407 SusWrite 286 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 55.2 182% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 230 209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 170GB free Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 440 456 461 468 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 482 Mixed 444 SusWrite 451 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.3 210% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 368 277% 369 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%
Hitachi HUA722010ALA330 1TB 4,323 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 551GB free Firmware: JP4ONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 69 67 68 68 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 72.8 Write 59.5 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 66.5 42% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 75%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	5.99% Terrible	Read 23.2 Write 5.3 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 4.9 12% 11 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.99% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 23.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 80%

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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	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 $295	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