MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96% 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 Drive	93.4% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 13:36
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 252 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 449 66% 479 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 134 Parallax 115 101% 124 fps	MRender 96.6 Gravity 120 Splatting 102 87% 106 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 373 397 398 295 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 310 Mixed 210 SusWrite 349 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 29.5 140% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 121 128% 214 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 164 164 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 190 Mixed 88 SusWrite 164 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 858GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 204 203 199 204 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 101 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 201 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 8GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 0736 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 12 13 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	6.26% Terrible	Read 18.2 Write 9.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 12.7 14% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.26% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF KHX1866C9D3/2GX Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 KHX1866C9D3/2GX 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.3% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 14.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail 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	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	142x

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

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16