MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150509
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJun 18 '18 at 13:25
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 686
76% 599 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 1B82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 140
Parallax 120
103% 129 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 125
Splatting 107
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata S510 120GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.2.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
43.5% Average
Read 188
Write 94.9
Mixed 110
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 9.77
98% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 94.4
DQ Mixed 8.17
21% 41.8 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 79%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 147
Write 127
Mixed 125
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 2.32
4K Mixed 0.24
96% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 101%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 139
Write 120
Mixed 114
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.37
4K Mixed 0.27
105% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 19.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 63%

 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 1,291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $540
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HDDRAMUSB
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