MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131127
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 10 '19 at 08:15
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 91.5
2-Core 179
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 348
46% 348 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7816) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.8% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.62
Parallax 6.59
3% 5.66 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.57
5% 6.31 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.8%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 446
Write 376
Mixed 302
83% 375 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 46.8
151% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 351
267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
805GB free
Firmware: AX001U
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 108
Write 55.7
Mixed 35.7
49% 66.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 9TB
801GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 198 198 200 198 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 39.5
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 198
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.3
312% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 17.4
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 19.2
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 63%

 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 1,299 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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