MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.9% 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 Drive106% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150509
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateSep 14 '18 at 23:51
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 191
78% 131 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 582
60% 481 Pts
64-Core 609
38% 609 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 119
Parallax 101
96% 113 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 104
Splatting 102
83% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 424 416 409 398 395 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 425
Mixed 348
SusWrite 413
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 39.6
150% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 353
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 106%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
281GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 76 76 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
43% Average
Read 74.3
Write 52.5
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 75.4
47% 63.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 43%
Great: 43%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 169 170 173 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 144
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 169
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.5% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.5%
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 1,302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $462
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HDDRAMUSB
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