MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	16.8% 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	85.6% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 15:29
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 660 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 20.6 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 20.2 17% 19.5 fps	MRender 24.3 Gravity 22.7 Splatting 16.6 17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 406 385 261 277 252 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 346 Write 411 Mixed 298 SusWrite 312 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 31.1 126% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 253 209% 298 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 101%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 820GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 202 202 206 208 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 157 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 203 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R734G1869U1S 2x4GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 19.4 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 821 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	233x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	208x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	145x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	59x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	58x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	46x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	41x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	35x

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Total price: $648

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