MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.5% 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	105% 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	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 8 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 18:49
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 675 71% 570 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1394) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.5% Average	Lighting 48 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 45 39% 49.5 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 48 Splatting 62.6 49% 59.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 512GB-$205 1,585 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 409 428 431 372 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 428 Mixed 313 SusWrite 399 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 43.5 158% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 196 171% 253 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 27GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 123 158 150 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 137 Write 133 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 129 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 109%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 13GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 75 75 76 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 79.8 Write 93.3 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 77.3 57% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 77%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 31GB free Firmware: 1AA01109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 84 66 82 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 75.8 Write 96.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 87.4 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 60%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 445GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 84 84 84 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49% Average	Read 87 Write 72 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 83.5 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 27.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 27.6 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 91%

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

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

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