MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.1% 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	172% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '21 at 12:12
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 221 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 435 57% 429 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1236 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 62.3 33% 54.6 fps	MRender 60.5 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 43.2 38% 47.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SSDPR-PX500-512- 512GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 688 678 691 706 700 691 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,341 Write 1,034 Mixed 830 SusWrite 692 218% 974 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 30.1 207% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 79.6 DQ Write 657 DQ Mixed 53.2 134% 263 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 245%
SSDPR-CX300-120 120GB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 110GB free Firmware: SBFM21.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 223 221 220 220 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 435 Write 417 Mixed 315 SusWrite 224 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 23.7 124% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 122 114% 173 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 91%
Team T253X2512G 512GB 14,867 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 477GB free Firmware: S1022A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 266 259 262 261 262 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 487 Write 402 Mixed 358 SusWrite 261 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 20.3 122% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 30.1 75% 151 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 100%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 298GB free Firmware: DE13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 121 119 121 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 121 Write 35 Mixed 58 SusWrite 120 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 22.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 73%

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 803 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	229x
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	142x
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	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 $269	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 $40	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