MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics135% 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.
Boot Drive80.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemMSI MS-7823
MotherboardMSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '18 at 15:37
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 604
63% 508 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 212
Parallax 194
153% 198 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 191
Splatting 133
123% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 182 171 166 156 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 380
Write 234
Mixed 274
SusWrite 168
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 29.8
155% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 141
124% 185 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 26.5
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 28.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87M-G43 (MS-7823) Builds (Compare 182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $167
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