MSI Z87-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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140221
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '18 at 07:43
Run Duration	406 Seconds
Run User	CYP-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 211 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 398 50% 379 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 346 238 270 166 123 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 448 Mixed 387 SusWrite 269 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 60 197% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 115 116 115 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 126 Write 109 Mixed 67 SusWrite 115 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 84%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 410GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 83 84 85 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 86.5 Write 83.2 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 83.6 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 49%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 871GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 26 27 27 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 23 Mixed 25 SusWrite 27.2 35% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 Kingston 9905402-532.A00LF 12GB 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns

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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 $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	167x
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	41x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $113Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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