MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 14:38
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 223 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 416 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 83AE) 1GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 353.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.5 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 17.3 16% 19.9 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 20.4 Splatting 22.4 19% 23 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 418 Write 442 Mixed 366 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 47.1 157% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 304 227% 303 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
GB0160EAFJE 160GB 196 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 132GB free Firmware: HPG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 73.5 Write 44.1 Mixed 39.6 SusWrite 71.9 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 42%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 383GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 79 79 80 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 88.2 Write 67.6 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 77.8 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.4% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.6 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	170x
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 $113Bench 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: 57% - Above average

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16