MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics149% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
8 months ago, 8 months ago.
SystemMSI MS-7823
MotherboardMSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '23 at 19:30
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU 60%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 191
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 322
40% 307 Pts
64-Core 300
18% 300 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$490
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 217
Reflection 210
Parallax 201
177% 209 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 155
Splatting 138
131% 164 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 149%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 238
Write 119
Mixed 170
39% 176 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 28.6
90% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 84.6
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 94.4
73% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
682GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 138 131 133 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 133
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 138
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
161GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 76 67 60 64 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 38.3
Write 74.7
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 66.8
37% 50.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.1% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 19
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 11.2
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 69.6
57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 63%

 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 66 53 60 27" 2560 1377 DEL4080 DELL U2713HM
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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