MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.5% 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	91.3% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '23 at 15:24
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 110 2-Core 217 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 389 52% 389 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 62.2 51% 64.6 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 54.4 50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 753GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 301 322 365 376 363 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 380 Write 365 Mixed 258 SusWrite 324 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 40 130% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 171 176% 290 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 118%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 40RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 234 243 77 27 264 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 354 Write 242 Mixed 232 SusWrite 167 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 26.8 107% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 124 128% 206 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 118%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 746GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 178GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 326 270 186 259 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 430 Mixed 384 SusWrite 229 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 44.2 150% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 235 212% 322 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 130%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 182 182 183 186 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 165 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 179 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 17.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 17.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 29%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	143x

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

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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Total price: $624

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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) $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