MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	155% 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	80.9% 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	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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '21 at 19:05
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 77.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 219 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 372 56% 404 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 207 Parallax 203 190% 214 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 153 Splatting 134 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 318 337 374 287 350 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 386 Write 412 Mixed 293 SusWrite 322 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 31.7 113% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 140 132% 209 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 919GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 316 410 400 421 405 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 392 Mixed 372 SusWrite 369 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 45 154% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 272 210% 284 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 447GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 323 346 410 357 414 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 398 Write 432 Mixed 304 SusWrite 354 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 33.7 123% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 225 193% 283 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 2x8GB 2,479 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 32%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	91x

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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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