MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.6% 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)
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '23 at 15:32
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 116 2-Core 192 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 395 44% 349 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Asus(1043 86B9) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.6% Average	Lighting 54 Reflection 56 Parallax 46.9 44% 52.3 fps	MRender 41.4 Gravity 48.8 Splatting 44.8 37% 45 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 380 Write 306 Mixed 270 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 32 112% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 147 153% 254 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255 1,100 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 19GB free Firmware: M306 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 426 Write 372 Mixed 291 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 26.3 99% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 252 209% 300 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 553GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 99 97 101 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 81.8 Write 80.9 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 99.1 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 1315 CT51264BD160B.C16F 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.9% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 13.9 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	7.2"	1280 720	SAM07C0 SAMSUNG

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Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 621 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	172x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	89x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	42x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $110Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	19x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 6,575 samples	16x
AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 0420 AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 13 samples	11x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353