MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.9% 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 Drive111% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJul 07 '18 at 23:22
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU1%

 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 (100th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 104
2-Core 203
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 382
52% 385 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.9% Average
Lighting 60.6
Reflection 65.1
Parallax 58.9
49% 61.5 fps
MRender 70.4
Gravity 57.5
Splatting 51.8
48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 445 319 296 295 296 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 417
Mixed 401
SusWrite 336
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 59.4
179% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 111%
Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
99GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 147 147 147 147 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 431
Write 359
Mixed 361
SusWrite 173
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 50.2
158% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 179
184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 192 193 193 192 194 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 143
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 192
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
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)
61.8% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 19.3
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 62%

 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 613 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: $585
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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