MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '19 at 14:51
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 365
47% 354 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 77
Parallax 67.6
63% 73.8 fps
MRender 73.5
Gravity 71
Splatting 72.6
59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
112GB free
Firmware: 526ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 161 153 167 158 162 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 321
Write 130
Mixed 231
SusWrite 157
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 26.9
4K Mixed 24.4
84% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 178
144% 203 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
872GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 77 86 102 123 113 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 56
Write 83.5
Mixed 14.8
SusWrite 97.6
45% 63 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 0.05 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Elements 1TB
600GB free, PID 10a2
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Read 31.8
Write 27.5
Mixed 21
SusWrite 38.2
40% 29.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
52% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 17.8
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 77%

 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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