MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130923
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '20 at 15:01
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 35%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 195
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 377
49% 370 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 148
Parallax 142
111% 142 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 138
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0824B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 281 283 280 281 283 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 448
Write 277
Mixed 290
SusWrite 278
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 99.1
4K Mixed 35.5
138% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 194
164% 235 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
110GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 102 101 101 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 158
Write 98.3
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 101
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
7GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 100 96 86 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 84.5
Write 79.2
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 94.5
56% 76.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
58.3% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 17.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 17.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 61%

 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 614 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: $587
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HDDRAMUSB
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