MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	16GB 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 12:38
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 723 79% 626 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 404 Mixed 296 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.4 185% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 173 181% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 16GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 503 Write 492 Mixed 397 103% 464 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.6 209% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 230GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 474 473 475 444 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 493 Mixed 459 SusWrite 429 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60 202% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 100GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 387 423 388 424 385 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 417 Mixed 319 SusWrite 403 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 38.8 150% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 259 215% 308 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 633GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 178 179 178 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 151 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 179 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3B8G2C1600L11 2x8GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.3 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 19.8 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 62%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail 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	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	91x

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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $475

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