MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB 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 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 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '20 at 22:49
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 394 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BB) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Lighting 96.8 Reflection 86.2 Parallax 83.1 79% 88.7 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 79.5 Splatting 77.8 62% 75.9 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SS 1TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 468GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 397 462 456 442 458 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 372 Write 339 Mixed 293 SusWrite 415 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 51.7 152% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 235 206% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 120%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 362GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 161 Write 103 Mixed 315 SusWrite 233 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 34.2 122% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 216 185% 269 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 102%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 289GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 109 111 110 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 98.8 Write 103 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 110 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 69%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 698GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 102 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 94 Mixed 30 SusWrite 101 58% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 57%
LITEONIT LCT-512M3S 512GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 476GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 43 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.5% Very good	Read 40.8 Write 41.2 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 41.5 56% 41 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 12.2 1,053% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 13.2 DQ Write 19.9 DQ Mixed 14.5 1,219% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GXM 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 24GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 51%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	167x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	87x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $114Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 6,575 samples	16x
AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 0420 AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 13 samples	11x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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