MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics46.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 19:49
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3-$104
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 383
52% 385 Pts
64-Core 382
24% 382 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.2% Average
Lighting 56.2
Reflection 65.3
Parallax 72.6
46% 64.7 fps
MRender 64.5
Gravity 55.9
Splatting 53.9
47% 58.1 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64
742GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 39 61 84 90 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 77.2
Write 76
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 70.6
49% 66.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 57%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB
28GB free, PID null, SanDisk Ultra 64GB USB 3.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 18 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 29.1
Write 14.6
Mixed 16.5
SusWrite 17.2
24% 19.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.7
144% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 18.3
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 19.4
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $491
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