MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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

6 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140723
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '20 at 22:28
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 114 2-Core 204 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 432 54% 413 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7816) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,265 Write 3,547 Mixed 4,748 1,005% 4,520 MB/s	4K Read 327 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 271 976% 283 MB/s	DQ Read 864 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 883 655% 863 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 91%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 561GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 312 318 313 315 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 296 Write 147 Mixed 76 SusWrite 308 150% 207 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.2 126% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 123%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 442GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 104 104 104 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 104 134% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 1315 BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. 1315 BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 1315 BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.8% 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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Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,299 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed 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	209x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $486

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16