MSI H87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	81.3% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI H87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130816
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '17 at 15:45
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 236 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 654 66% 535 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	Gravity 20.2 Splatting 26.4 21% 23.3 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 120GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA10.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1279 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 381 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 186 186 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 90 (C2) HDA temperature 68 53 201864577056	81.3% Excellent	Read 512 Write 348 Mixed 467 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 11.8 115% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 41.6 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 10.2 53% 112 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 144 144 84 (03) Spinup time 127 127 21492793619 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 798 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3064 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 762 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 799 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 799 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 197569282080 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	70.1% Very good	Read 115 Write 130 Mixed 139 97% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.18 63% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 2x4GB 1,673 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.1 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 18.3 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 55%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) - $187

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	23x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	19x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	19x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	14x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	8x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
F3-1600C8-4GAB 0420 F3-1866C9-4GAB 0420 F3-1600C8-4GAB 0420 F3-1866C9-4GAB 16GBUnknownBench 58%, 6 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	4x
KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GBKingstonBench 57%, 2,175 samples	4x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $430

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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