MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7823
Motherboard	MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1830 x 1030 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130506
Uptime	13.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '19 at 00:00
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 196 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 562 58% 469 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Zotac(19DA 1281) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 23.6 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 32.5 19% 26.9 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 27.4 Splatting 25.4 23% 28.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 242 Write 232 Mixed 167 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 26.8 88% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 48.1 DQ Mixed 63.2 51% 74.3 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 147GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 97 99 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 172 Write 162 Mixed 105 SusWrite 97.4 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 109%
Fantom External HDD 2TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 381GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 16.8 Write 38.7 Mixed 39 SusWrite 41.4 25% 34 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6J1 4x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 59%

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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 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	36x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	28x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	16x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	12x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	11x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $175Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	7x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	7x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	5x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16