MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.5% 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	99.6% 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.

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

Run History

20 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140723
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '23 at 18:06
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 (78^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 402 52% 393 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.1% 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 Ram: 2GB, Driver: 306.23 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 21.6 Reflection 25.9 Parallax 27.6 18% 25 fps	MRender 32.4 Gravity 30 Splatting 24.5 23% 29 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$79 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 354 359 351 357 362 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 376 Mixed 301 SusWrite 352 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 41.3 142% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 269 228% 331 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 130%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 286GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 7.2 7.2 7.2 86 380 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 462 Write 396 Mixed 356 SusWrite 103 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 16.3 75% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 82.8 DQ Write 26.6 DQ Mixed 20.4 24% 43.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 92%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 214GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 154 156 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 147 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 154 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 105%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$49 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 280GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 74 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 91 Mixed 73 SusWrite 73.3 63% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% 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 below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.6% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	401x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	210x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $487

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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