MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	87.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '17 at 11:14
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 274 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 724 70% 575 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 35GB free Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3852 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2213 (AB) Unknown 100 100 78379856 (AE) Unknown 100 100 91 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 49 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3209 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5766 (F9) Unknown 100 100 144435329	98.3% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 411 Mixed 435 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 29.1 135% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 70.7 124% 240 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3304 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1460 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 52 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 48 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3611086173	115% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 406 Mixed 422 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 47.3 181% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 110 142% 256 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7186 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3316 (B1) Unknown 86 86 160 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 52 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 3 (EB) Unknown 99 99 193 (F1) Unknown 99 99 37874268228	87.2% Excellent	Read 468 Write 277 Mixed 295 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 24.3 132% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 64.1 108% 212 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 899GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 94953328 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5224 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 31360261 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7116 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3305 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 58 453967899 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 152 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 39581 (C2) HDA temperature 27 42 34359738395 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -71395241357896 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10465536159 (F2) Unknown 100 253 23723190215	78.4% Very good	Read 101 Write 173 Mixed 150 107% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.28 91% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 112%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 19GB free Firmware: 1306 Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 70.8 Write 68.9 Mixed 54.2 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.26 64% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3B8G2C1600L11 2x8GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 18.6 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 62%

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Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,301 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 43%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) - $217

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	401x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	209x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	34x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	27x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $490

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16