MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96.5% 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	98.1% 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

System	MSI MS-7823
Motherboard	MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '19 at 21:30
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 114 2-Core 220 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 411 54% 404 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 91 Parallax 172 96% 127 fps	MRender 90.4 Gravity 129 Splatting 129 97% 116 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 389 385 269 231 283 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 447 Mixed 308 SusWrite 313 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44.6 165% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 179 159% 233 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 107%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 256GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 424 427 430 433 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 420 Mixed 419 SusWrite 416 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 57.9 196% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 298 242% 342 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 478GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 100 100 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 110 Write 99 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 98.6 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 626GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 171 171 170 171 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 135 Write 122 Mixed 88 SusWrite 170 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.3 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 63%

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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	35x
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 $190Bench 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 i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16