MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.8% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '21 at 17:09
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 68.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 216 73% 133 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 508 56% 443 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 285 Reflection 248 Parallax 319 232% 284 fps	MRender 324 Gravity 240 Splatting 176 194% 247 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 81 82 80 78 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 489 Write 459 Mixed 417 SusWrite 114 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 48.2 157% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 292 227% 309 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 41GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 310 309 309 298 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 483 Mixed 456 SusWrite 307 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 58.2 186% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 316 246% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 216 216 217 218 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 77.1 Write 105 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 216 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,895 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.4% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 14.6 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 62: 6R 6G 14B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
62%	18%	144	284	212	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D2C C24F390

History: Score 35: 3R 4G 8B | Score 62: 6R 6G 14B

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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 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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