MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.3% 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	80% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 13:09
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 203 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 380 51% 380 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 47.2 Reflection 45.4 Parallax 44.8 38% 45.8 fps	MRender 40.1 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 37 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 8GB free Firmware: 96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 414 Write 332 Mixed 323 79% 357 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 20.9 98% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 91.7 DQ Mixed 110 89% 128 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 139 129 174 139 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 399 Write 184 Mixed 221 SusWrite 141 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 39.6 144% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 168 147% 223 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1333C9 4x2GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 16.5 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 53%

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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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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	172x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	89x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	42x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $105Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $65Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	19x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 6,575 samples	16x
AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 0420 AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 13 samples	11x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16