MSI H87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI H87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130816
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '18 at 11:46
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 114
2-Core 214
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 610
60% 490 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 181
Parallax 174
140% 176 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 167
Splatting 110
105% 130 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 490
Mixed 503
112% 499 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 29.3
153% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29.5
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 24.9
61% 118 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 103%
Great: 102%
Corsair Neutron 480GB
35GB free
Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 478
Write 416
Mixed 452
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 14
90% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 12.8
83% 191 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83%
Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
426GB free
Firmware: 1A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 136
Write 143
Mixed 134
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.37
137% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.9% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 7.8
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.8
25% 8.7 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 270 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 (MS-7816) - $139

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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HDDRAMUSB
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