MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	99.6% 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	76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). 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	17.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 11:34
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 194 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 465 52% 408 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.6% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 115 Parallax 134 105% 126 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 103 Splatting 89.1 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 238 232 198 214 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 352 Write 349 Mixed 294 SusWrite 211 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 41.3 128% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 218 160% 213 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$175 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 93 101 113 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 171GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 41 35 39 44 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 63.4 Write 47.9 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 41.8 37% 49.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 51%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: JKAOA20N SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 113 108 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 109 Write 91.3 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 109 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 69%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 130 129 126 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 124 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 126 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 133 132 135 136 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 95.7 Write 80.1 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 133 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 75%

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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	24"	1280 720	BNQ7D02 BenQ V2400Eco

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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 $129Bench 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 $275	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