MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (83%). 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 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '21 at 18:22
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	83%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 397 53% 399 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.8% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 144 Parallax 127 101% 132 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 122 83% 98.9 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 101%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7816) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.71% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 7.5 3% 4.8 fps	MRender 9.2 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.4 5% 5.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.71% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Netac 256GB 256GB 2,108 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: VA001C81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 378 393 415 417 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 424 Mixed 366 SusWrite 352 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 36.9 140% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 219 168% 225 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 192 187 193 192 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 121 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 184 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 465GB free Firmware: GH2ZB550 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 29 28 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 131 Write 30.7 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 28.4 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 72%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 461GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 134 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 34.1 Write 16 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 131 36% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 24.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 4R 5G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	13%	86	347	285	60	26"	1600 900	XXX0000 AAA

History: Score 46: 5R 5G 6B | Score 37: 4R 5G 2B

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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 $127Bench 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

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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 $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