MSI B85M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7823
MotherboardMSI B85M-G43 (MS-7823)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 178
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 380
51% 379 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7823) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.28% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 6.5
3% 4.23 fps
MRender 7.7
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.7
4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.28%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B1E2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 130 74 31 126 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 304
Write 150
Mixed 200
SusWrite 117
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 22.9
94% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 42.2
DQ Write 44.7
DQ Mixed 40.9
31% 42.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
804GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 126 125 126 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 129
Write 122
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 126
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.7
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 21
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B85M-G43 (MS-7823) Builds (Compare 1,153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 (MS-7823) - $48

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $387
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HDDRAMUSB
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