MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80% 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 Drive107% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 22 '19 at 13:08
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 429
60% 442 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 94.3
Parallax 87.6
84% 94.9 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 88.7
Splatting 77.4
73% 90.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 412 466 445 443 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 445
Mixed 306
SusWrite 426
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 41
152% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 69
129% 256 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 107%
Great: 111%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
698GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 93 94 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 91
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 93.2
61% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.1% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 23
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 23
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 613 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $585
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HDDRAMUSB
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