MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics138% 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 Drive128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 10:25
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 490
65% 487 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2846 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 200
Parallax 201
160% 199 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 194
Splatting 132
123% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 429 473 477 486 449 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 469
Mixed 421
SusWrite 438
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 61.9
210% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 128%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
451GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 169 180 182 182 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 173
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 179
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB
7GB free, PID a81d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.3 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
6.97% Terrible
Read 25.6
Write 5.3
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 6.4
11% 10.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.97%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 62%

 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 1,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $559
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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