MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.6% 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 Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130606
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 00:41
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 96.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 573
60% 482 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 116
Parallax 98.6
90% 108 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 256 272 272 288 293 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 340
Write 226
Mixed 216
SusWrite 274
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 22
112% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 198
162% 232 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 129%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121
508GB free
Firmware: CV23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 199 202 196 148 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 198
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 176
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
WD Elements 2TB
137GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 14 27 59 65 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Read 7
Write 12.5
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 40.2
26% 17 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
21% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 22.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 23.6
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 65%

 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 1,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $559
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HDDRAMUSB
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