MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '19 at 21:38
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 228 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 454 62% 462 Pts	64-Core 476 30% 476 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2010 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 120 Parallax 101 93% 112 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 104 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 200 194 197 181 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 396 Mixed 229 SusWrite 197 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 51 179% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 240 203% 298 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 180 184 185 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 135 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 184 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
TDK LoR TF10 32GB 329 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 12GB free, PID 0619 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.1 7.7 11 4.3 4.1 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	6.12% Terrible	Read 13.8 Write 4.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 5.9 9% 7.42 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.12% Great: 10%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 32GB 4,096 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 28GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4 4 4 4.1 4 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 21.5 Write 10.8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 4 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.2 146% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0702 51264Y133I 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.8% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 52%

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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 1,299 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed 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	209x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $491

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16