MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	110% 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 Drive	104% 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	12GB 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 16:24
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 401 54% 405 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (144 fps cap detected)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 117% 144 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 144 Splatting 114 104% 128 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 111 110 107 111 110 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 457 Mixed 354 SusWrite 143 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58.5 194% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 364 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 135GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 93 93 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 132 Write 126 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 91.9 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RM25664BA1339.8FD 0420 DDR3 2133 1315 RM25664BA1339.8FD 0420 DDR3 2133 12GB 1200, 1600, 1200, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 30%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	168x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	87x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $107Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 6,575 samples	16x
AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 0420 AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 13 samples	11x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $585

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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