MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130606
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '17 at 03:59
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 194 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 225 30% 224 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 44.6 Parallax 43.3 38% 44.9 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.6 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.7b Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 107 14991992 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 95872259998239 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1972 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 65 (B1) Unknown 0 0 9 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 42 56 68723146794 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 14991992 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 14991992 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 14991992 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 24211 (EA) Unknown 0 0 15881 (F1) Unknown 0 0 15881 (F2) Unknown 0 0 17084	61.8% Good	Read 501 Write 122 Mixed 176 58% 266 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 11.7 98% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 19.4 49% 103 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 711GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 134985792 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 4051 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2137749 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5960 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 918 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 45 605683747 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 225 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 11667 (C2) HDA temperature 35 55 64424509475 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -103925323660824 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1497017966 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1379348574	106% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 176 Mixed 173 136% 181 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.24 96% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 213GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 242842168 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3384 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 71828735 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16391 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1973 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 48 4934271014 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 46 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 220188 (C2) HDA temperature 38 52 -140737488355290 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -39827231728300 (F1) Unknown 100 253 19373853856 (F2) Unknown 100 253 28997610416	72.6% Very good	Read 116 Write 137 Mixed 131 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.33 103% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 1,139 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 13.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 12.5 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 62%

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Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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