MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.5% 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)
Boot Drive	87.7% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130402
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 08 '19 at 15:39
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 223 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 442 58% 438 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3765) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Lighting 35.4 Reflection 25.6 Parallax 31.8 29% 30.9 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 32.1 28% 34.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 306 342 299 348 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 366 Write 349 Mixed 243 SusWrite 330 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 36.3 136% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 186 156% 229 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 101%
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 393GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 374 439 374 440 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 439 Mixed 318 SusWrite 395 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 29.3 130% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 142 154% 256 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 101%
Drobo Gen3 17.5TB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 9.5TB free, PID 3344 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 124 105 122 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 202 Write 106 Mixed 102 SusWrite 121 166% 133 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 2.5 285% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 84%
TS-RDF8 SD Transcend 64GB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 59GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 60 48 55 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 88 Write 24 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 57 72% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.8 126% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 45%
Drobo 5C 70.5TB 404 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 45.5TB free, PID 3443 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 133 131 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 198 Write 225 Mixed 118 SusWrite 123 220% 166 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.4 242% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 2x8GB 2,479 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

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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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Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,301 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) - $217

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	401x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	209x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	144x

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 $139Bench 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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16