MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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.
Graphics3.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130729
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 18 '20 at 22:27
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 221
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 419
52% 398 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.98% Terrible
Lighting 4.33
Reflection 4.08
Parallax 4.5
4% 4.3 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 5.1
Splatting 7.04
5% 5.75 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.98%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 121 62 19 72 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 462
Write 406
Mixed 405
SusWrite 96.2
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.5
67% 16.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
254GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 114 116 116 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 118
Write 112
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 115
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
441GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3GH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 110 110 108 112 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 123
Write 109
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 109
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/4G 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
52.7% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 47%

 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 613 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: 58% - Above average Total price: $585
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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