MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	130% 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.
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, 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	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '18 at 21:40
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 483 63% 475 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.5% Above average	Lighting 23.2 Reflection 204 Parallax 209 19% 145 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 202 Splatting 133 127% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 233GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 463 460 484 475 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 483 Mixed 426 SusWrite 450 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62.5 214% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 117GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 123 123 122 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 72 SusWrite 123 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 112%
Terra USBee 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 27GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	8.68% Terrible	Read 31.3 Write 9.8 Mixed 8.3 SusWrite 8.8 16% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 35% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.68% Great: 8%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 5.7 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 6.6 15% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.6 163% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 17.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%

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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 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	91x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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