MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	28.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '24 at 07:49
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 210 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 472 53% 414 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-S (Super)-$600 3,342 User benchmarks, average bench 215% Palit(1569 F302) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	196% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 307 Parallax 334 246% 314 fps	MRender 454 Gravity 268 Splatting 0.2 170% 241 fps
Poor: 179% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 235%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Vi550 S3 SSD 512GB 1,278 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 114 92 97 114 95 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.9% Poor	Read 166 Write 87 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 110 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 19.1 4K Mixed 10.8 50% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 14.9 DQ Mixed 14.9 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 544GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 154 150 150 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 126 Write 134 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 149 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8C-PB 4x8GB 437 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 16.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 61%

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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	56	30	60	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2401 24G1WG4

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Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,297 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	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	209x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x
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 $130Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $491

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16