MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	205% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.6% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140723
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 09:43
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 99.5 2-Core 195 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 341 46% 341 Pts	64-Core 332 20% 332 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3882) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	205% Outstanding	Lighting 304 Reflection 264 Parallax 345 248% 304 fps	MRender 332 Gravity 251 Splatting 179 199% 254 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 88 84 83 83 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 443 Write 133 Mixed 229 SusWrite 87.7 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 38 148% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 124 139% 239 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 116%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 561GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 596 740 823 825 830 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1247 Write 994 Mixed 1,034 SusWrite 699 223% 993 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 81.4 265% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,066 DQ Mixed 1,172 876% 1,167 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 435GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 144 145 147 148 147 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 126 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 145 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 346GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 55 54 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 62.4 Write 62.8 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 54.1 41% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 1,104 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	143x

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

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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: 60% - Good

Total price: $624

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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