MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.9% 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)
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.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130527
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '20 at 12:43
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 219 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 586 60% 482 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3212) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.1.1 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.9% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 28.2 Parallax 59.3 36% 43.8 fps	MRender 27.9 Gravity 45.3 Splatting 36.5 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,743 Write 4,745 Mixed 5,342 1,176% 5,277 MB/s	4K Read 403 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 274 1,082% 301 MB/s	DQ Read 876 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 468 380% 555 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 149GB free Firmware: 02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 492 489 400 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 487 Mixed 337 SusWrite 475 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 38.2 140% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 183 184% 295 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 276GB free Firmware: ACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 93 82 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 83.2 Write 83.5 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 90.4 52% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 880 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 47GB free, PID a100 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 29 31 29 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 40 Write 38.2 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 30.4 44% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

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 $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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