MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 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.
Graphics146% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 09 '18 at 08:22
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 217
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 368
53% 387 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 235
Parallax 253
154% 226 fps
MRender 262
Gravity 222
Splatting 146
165% 210 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 146%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 501
Write 401
Mixed 302
89% 401 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 53.6
198% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 168
179% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
12GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 89 79 83 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
48% Average
Read 84.4
Write 88.3
Mixed 90.6
SusWrite 82.2
64% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 13.4
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.2%
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 1,291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $475
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HDDRAMUSB
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