MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.5% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130923
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '18 at 16:47
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 462
62% 461 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
MSI(1462 2980) 3GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
47.5% Average
Lighting 57.9
Reflection 50.9
Parallax 66.2
47% 58.3 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 63.6
Splatting 49
48% 60.2 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 70 72 75 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
50% Above average
Read 105
Write 105
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 68.7
64% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 50%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GR1333D364L9/4G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1440 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 17.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $627
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