MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.6% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140604
Uptime100.6 Days
Run DateOct 27 '19 at 20:15
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 96.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 217
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 378
48% 365 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 77.6
Parallax 67.6
62% 73.6 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 70.2
Splatting 71.5
58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 55 55 57 58 59 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 467
Mixed 310
SusWrite 98.7
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 50.5
182% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 180
184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 180 181 182 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 147
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 182
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Freecom ToughDrive 250GB
14GB free, PID fc9b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 43 43 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Read 39.2
Write 26
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 42.1
46% 34.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 24.4
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 24.2
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 76.6%
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 616 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: $591
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HDDRAMUSB
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