MSI H87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.8% 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	106% 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.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI H87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130729
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '21 at 13:41
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 110 2-Core 207 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 580 59% 476 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.8% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 54.3 34% 42.5 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 44.1 Splatting 22.1 25% 31.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 245 269 271 179 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 478 Mixed 364 SusWrite 227 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 51.1 183% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 225 205% 312 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 319GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 106 105 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 113 Write 99.9 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 105 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 2x8GB 1,803 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 6R 4G 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
42%	32%	31	7	5	60	25"	2560 1440	DELA14C DELL U2520D

History: Score 24: 1R 5G 4B | Score 42: 6R 3G 3B | Score 42: 6R 4G 0B

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) - $187

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	23x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	19x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	19x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	14x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	8x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
F3-1600C8-4GAB 0420 F3-1866C9-4GAB 0420 F3-1600C8-4GAB 0420 F3-1866C9-4GAB 16GBUnknownBench 58%, 6 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	4x
KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GBKingstonBench 57%, 2,175 samples	4x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $429

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16