MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140221
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 15:55
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 187 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 320 44% 326 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 29.9 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 37.9 24% 33.2 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 39 Splatting 31.3 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 24 25 25 26 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.7% Poor	Read 211 Write 35.7 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 24.6 18% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 11.7 40% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 30.6 DQ Mixed 43.6 51% 93.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 380GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 91.2 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 97.2 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 10GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 103 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 103 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2400, 2133, 2400, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 15.4 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 89%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	27"	1280 720	AOC2752 e2752Vq

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 612 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Raft

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	167x
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 $113Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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