MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 13:53
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 434 59% 437 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 80 Parallax 68.8 62% 75 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 74.9 60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 167 160 162 161 156 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 342 Write 202 Mixed 246 SusWrite 156 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 38.6 138% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 196 149% 200 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 87%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 86GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 245 245 245 246 243 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 436 Write 246 Mixed 169 SusWrite 239 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 21.1 114% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 57.5 106% 215 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 460GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 128 129 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 129 Write 128 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 128 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 89GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 51 53 52 51 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 85.9 Write 51.9 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 52 42% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 74%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 141 142 140 142 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 144 Write 143 Mixed 74 SusWrite 140 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 82%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 152 152 153 153 151 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 141 Write 148 Mixed 110 SusWrite 151 188% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 100%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 463GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 92.4 132% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 23.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 76%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,299 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	209x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $491

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16