MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '18 at 17:48
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 109 2-Core 220 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 443 58% 434 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Lighting 77.5 Reflection 81.5 Parallax 69.2 63% 76.1 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 77.5 61% 73.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 162 161 164 160 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 340 Write 148 Mixed 243 SusWrite 163 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 26.3 120% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 192 145% 195 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 87%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 90GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 244 244 245 246 246 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 434 Write 246 Mixed 166 SusWrite 245 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 19.3 106% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 56.4 105% 214 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 85%
Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 128GB 221 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 114GB free Firmware: 2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 195 196 195 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 218 Write 191 Mixed 132 SusWrite 195 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 11.7 55% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 56.6 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 14.8 16% 27.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 43%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 475GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 127 129 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 153 Write 119 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 128 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 90GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 54 51 49 48 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 87.4 Write 83.8 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 51.3 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 74%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 96 102 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 101 Write 99.8 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 100 131% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 24.1 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 23.2 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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