MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.7% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 09:29
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 102 2-Core 192 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 374 51% 377 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 46 Parallax 41.4 40% 45.3 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 39GB free Firmware: 0C3J SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 68 60 56 54 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 333 Mixed 339 SusWrite 86 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.6 170% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 106 130% 230 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 82%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 46 43 43 41 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 460 Write 186 Mixed 228 SusWrite 54.3 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 41.7 168% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 166 131% 186 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 89%
SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 102GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 32 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 33.7 Write 37 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 35.2 46% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1333C9 2x2GB 863 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.8 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 18.2 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 53%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 30%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	172x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	89x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	42x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $105Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	19x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 6,575 samples	16x
AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 0420 AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 13 samples	11x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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