MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49% 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 Drive117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 21:17
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 104
2-Core 203
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 394
52% 391 Pts
64-Core 382
24% 382 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49% Average
Lighting 60.6
Reflection 65.3
Parallax 58.7
49% 61.5 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 57.4
Splatting 51.8
48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 382 372 293 295 295 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 427
Mixed 413
SusWrite 342
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 61.2
197% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 117%
Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
99GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 147 147 147 147 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 444
Write 329
Mixed 375
SusWrite 172
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 51.3
169% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 179
185% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 187 194 193 193 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 137
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 191
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.6% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 18.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 20.7
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $587
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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