MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49% 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 Drive119% 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)
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 01 '18 at 20:44
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 199
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 391
52% 391 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.5%
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
49% Average
Lighting 60.1
Reflection 65.2
Parallax 58.8
49% 61.4 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 57.3
Splatting 54.6
49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 332 319 322 321 323 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 448
Mixed 429
SusWrite 344
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 65.8
198% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 119%
Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
60GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 147 147 147 146 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 412
Mixed 373
SusWrite 172
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 40.3
165% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 176
184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 206 208 208 208 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 169
Mixed 81
SusWrite 207
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 120%
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 (98th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 20.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.5%
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 616 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: $587
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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