MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 06 '18 at 14:09
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 273
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 734
75% 605 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2917 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 192
Reflection 211
Parallax 188
157% 197 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 190
Splatting 134
124% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 528
Write 488
Mixed 514
114% 510 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 27.1
154% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 27.4
111% 246 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
213GB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 179
Mixed 156
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.19
63% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 100%
Great: 114%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB
76GB free
Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 49.4
Write 38.6
Mixed 58.4
37% 48.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.26
76% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63.8% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 19.9
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 19.9
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 612 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $592
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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