MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.1% 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 Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140723
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 05:51
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 650 67% 538 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 84.2 58% 74 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 54.6 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK128MBF-1AN1ZABHA 128GB 367 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: M603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 286 140 152 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 416 Mixed 357 SusWrite 206 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 48.7 181% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 233 202% 300 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 207GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 80 81 81 77 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 486 Write 448 Mixed 360 SusWrite 130 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 35.4 148% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 193 177% 269 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.5 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $100Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	402x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	212x
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	145x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	34x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	27x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $671

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16