MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	155% 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 Drive	83.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '19 at 05:02
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 218 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 606 60% 492 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 221 Parallax 215 174% 216 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 219 Splatting 140 160% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 241 249 252 241 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 441 Write 332 Mixed 247 SusWrite 243 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 37.8 144% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 32 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 111 100% 143 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 116%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 91GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 66.4 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 84%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 161 161 160 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 151 Mixed 105 SusWrite 160 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 381GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 112 112 111 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 73.6 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 111 66% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 33GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 66 65 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 54.7 Write 12.5 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 65.3 31% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	60.9% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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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 $45	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