MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150509
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateSep 20 '17 at 01:12
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 443
59% 442 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 117
Parallax 99
92% 110 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 101
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
314GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 130
Write 133
Mixed 129
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.25
111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown PSD34G160081 1302 1866 CL10 Series 1302 PSD34G160081 1302 1866 CL10 Series 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
62.6% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,299 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $491
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