MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.2% 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	29.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 12:25
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 225 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 407 55% 411 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 62 Parallax 84 57% 72 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 55 Splatting 79.5 55% 65.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 150 92 94 90 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 102 Write 174 Mixed 323 SusWrite 143 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 27.2 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 10.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 249 190% 255 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 133%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 10GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 376 Write 211 Mixed 255 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 39.4 140% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 191 142% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 573GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 163 168 165 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 154 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 166 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.3% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 14.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	91x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $475

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