MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory19.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '20 at 23:34
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 404
54% 404 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73% Very good
Lighting 96.8
Reflection 87.8
Parallax 76.6
79% 87.1 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 74.7
62% 75 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40
629GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 69 75 89 92 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 86
Mixed 30
SusWrite 80.1
53% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 57%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$32
27GB free
Firmware: 3.CCA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 64 67 67 67 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 65.3
Write 33.2
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 66.1
38% 51.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 42%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB
4GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
6.4% Terrible
Read 25.8
Write 6
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 7.2
11% 10.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.4%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GXM 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
52.2% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.3
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 51%

 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 617 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: 57% - Above average Total price: $592
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