MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.7% 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	107% 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '22 at 21:54
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 201 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 349 44% 333 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2877) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 31 18% 26.5 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 24.7 23% 28.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$68 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 350 353 356 363 361 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 439 Mixed 430 SusWrite 354 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 48 162% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 361 269% 357 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 130%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 390GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 391 399 358 7.2 7.5 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 475 Write 436 Mixed 362 SusWrite 251 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 15.2 70% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 84.7 DQ Write 25.6 DQ Mixed 19.9 24% 43.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 92%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 214GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 152 154 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 151 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 153 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 105%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$81 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 280GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 74 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 94.7 Write 92.1 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 73.1 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-440.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-440.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 19.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) - $217

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	402x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	212x
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	145x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16