MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics36.4% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 17:44
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 179
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 455
46% 376 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Lighting 43.6
Reflection 40.4
Parallax 53.2
36% 45.7 fps
MRender 55.4
Gravity 50.9
Splatting 37.3
38% 47.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 54 130 140 124 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 81.2
Write 112
Mixed 33.8
SusWrite 89.3
58% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 190 201 200 188 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 139
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 184
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 15.1
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 611 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $592
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HDDRAMUSB
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