MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.7% 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 9 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 Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '23 at 15:00
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 214 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 346 43% 330 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 61.3 50% 63.8 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 53.9 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 762GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 295 308 283 365 373 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 391 Mixed 304 SusWrite 310 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 41.7 140% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 195 188% 298 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 118%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 40RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 241 238 193 30 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 397 Write 282 Mixed 304 SusWrite 152 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 68.4 4K Mixed 30.3 111% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 54.1 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 115 105% 152 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 118%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 746GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 162GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 332 291 297 306 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 454 Mixed 372 SusWrite 295 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 46.5 152% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 237 213% 323 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 130%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 183 183 185 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 157 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 180 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 17.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.3% 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 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	70	57	60	24"	1920 1080	SAM08DA S24B350

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Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,301 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	209x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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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Total price: $491

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16