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MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive120% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '18 at 10:10
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 203
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 387
46% 354 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 75.2%
 Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 291 290 292 294 294 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 484
Mixed 426
SusWrite 296
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 64.1
208% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑
This bench: 120%
 Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
112GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 146 146 146 146 146 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 329
Mixed 335
SusWrite 172
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 54.9
190% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 178
184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑
This bench: 104%
 Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 179 184 183 183 184 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 2.5
Write 141
Mixed 3.8
SusWrite 182
59% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.4
91% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑
This bench: 53.1%
 Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.2% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 18.7
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑
This bench: 62.2%
 Great: 62%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 30%
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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) - $217

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples170x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples87x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples82x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples42x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples42x
SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 95%, 80,665 samples24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples18x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples29x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 6,575 samples16x
AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 0420 AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 13 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $559
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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