MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive189% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7823
MotherboardMSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '22 at 05:56
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 206
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 344
44% 332 Pts
64-Core 337
21% 337 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$490
Asus(1043 87BE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 211
Parallax 220
183% 218 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 158
Splatting 138
132% 165 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 153%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1032 512GB
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 769 793 894 894 893 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,205
Write 893
Mixed 991
SusWrite 777
217% 966 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 52
171% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,113
DQ Write 691
DQ Mixed 864
654% 889 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 189%
Great: 264%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
72GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 112 99 109 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 413
Write 116
Mixed 113
SusWrite 105
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 7.5
69% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 29.3
59% 122 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
389GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 91 90 91 90 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 89.9
Write 75
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 88.8
62% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GAR 0423 Dark-1600 0420 F3-1600C9-8GAR 0423 Team-Elite-1600 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.1% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 16.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87M-G43 (MS-7823) Builds (Compare 182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $167
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