MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.1% 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 Drive	79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 16:23
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 153 70% 114 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 294 37% 280 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2848) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Lighting 31.5 Reflection 29.6 Parallax 37.1 26% 32.8 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 32.9 30% 37 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 245 240 243 241 237 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 398 Write 234 Mixed 237 SusWrite 240 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 31.4 123% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 215 173% 244 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 135 148 148 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 80.3 Write 146 Mixed 59 SusWrite 140 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.6 198% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 90%
WD My Book 1235 4TB 2,399 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 739GB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 35 36 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 34 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 34.9 45% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 59%
ST3000DM 001-1CH166 3TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 253GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 39 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 36.8 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 37.9 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 72%
SDXC Card 64GB 12,175 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 25GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	0.64% Terrible	Read 1.7 Write 1.7 Mixed 2 SusWrite 1.8 2% 1.8 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 0.64% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 2x8GB 4,816 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.7 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 62%

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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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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	34x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	27x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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