MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130606
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '20 at 08:52
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-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 i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 601 61% 493 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$212 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3539 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Lighting 93.6 Reflection 89.2 Parallax 83.2 76% 88.7 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 82.7 Splatting 73.5 70% 88 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 457 Write 476 Mixed 300 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 47.2 170% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 249 212% 313 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 110GB free Firmware: A230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 119 Write 111 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 107 67% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 72%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 59GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 63 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 91 Write 76.5 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 62.8 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 57%

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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 1,306 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	401x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	212x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	145x

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $487

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16