MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 06:41
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 235 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 457 62% 462 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Lighting 79.7 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 67.9 65% 74.8 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 74.3 60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 243 105 104 102 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 195 Mixed 329 SusWrite 171 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 41.2 157% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 199 172% 251 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 102%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 357GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 457 478 470 474 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 491 Mixed 467 SusWrite 454 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.5 206% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 698GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 7.9 6.3 3.6 4.4 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 170 Write 8.2 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 6.2 36% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 164 162 164 163 165 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 126 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 162 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 113%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 36.3 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 36.3 49% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1 203% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 61%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 30%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	169x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	87x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	42x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $107Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 6,575 samples	16x
AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 0420 AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 13 samples	11x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $650

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 $177	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