MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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.
Graphics49.1% 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 Drive125% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '18 at 17:04
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 93.3
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 386
52% 389 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 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
49.1% Average
Lighting 60.7
Reflection 65.4
Parallax 59
50% 61.7 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 57.8
Splatting 52.3
48% 60.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 408 404 294 294 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 438
Mixed 420
SusWrite 356
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 64.3
221% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 125%
Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
57GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 147 146 147 146 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 450
Mixed 178
SusWrite 172
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 54.5
176% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 175
183% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 192 191 192 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 152
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 192
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.2
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 20.9
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 61%

 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 612 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: $592
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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