MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.5% 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	64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 06:20
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 426 56% 422 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 40.1 28% 35.3 fps	MRender 43.3 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 35.7 32% 40.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 72 72 72 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 371 Write 77.2 Mixed 129 SusWrite 71.4 35% 162 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 36.3 134% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 78.3 DQ Mixed 89.3 68% 93.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 705GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 178 185 186 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 163 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 182 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100 8,795 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 415GB free Firmware: 2AC101C4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 82 82 79 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 79.5 Write 51.6 Mixed 50 SusWrite 80.3 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Vulcan-1600 2x4GB 618 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 32%

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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	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	91x

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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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