MSI B85M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.52% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7823
MotherboardMSI B85M-G43 (MS-7823)  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime8.2 Days
Run DateDec 13 '18 at 12:07
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4130-$41
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Memory 70.2
1-Core 78
2-Core 135
56% 94.5 Pts
4-Core 187
8-Core 204
26% 195 Pts
64-Core 240
15% 240 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
Sapphire(174B E266) 1GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.52% Terrible
Lighting 11.4
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 13.8
9% 12.4 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 9.83
Splatting 13.5
10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.52%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
840GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 69 60 56 76 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 95
Write 86
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 71.2
60% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 76%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 113 116 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 108
Write 106
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 114
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 77%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 98 97 99 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 103
Write 95.5
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 98.6
70% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.4% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 15.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 11.7
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B85M-G43 (MS-7823) Builds (Compare 1,160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 30%
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Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 (MS-7823) - $48

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $387
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