MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive110% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150509
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 23 '19 at 19:26
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (100th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 242
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 471
64% 476 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ts256gss TS25670S 256GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 380 251 280 266 367 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 388
Mixed 321
SusWrite 313
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 51.8
188% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 195
176% 265 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60
306GB free
Firmware: 51.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 91 85 91 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 95
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 90.7
68% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
299GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 103 104 103 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 102
Write 97.5
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 103
67% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DCLT8GN128O 0100 Atermiter 9.A01LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.1% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 20.5
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $487
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HDDRAMUSB
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