MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.7% 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	96.8% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '18 at 01:21
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 228 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 424 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.7% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 41 Parallax 37.5 33% 39.5 fps	MRender 55.9 Gravity 40 Splatting 38.1 36% 44.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 107GB free Firmware: SAFM22.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5270 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 766 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 604 (AD) Unknown 100 100 196616 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128849018910 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 895	88.2% Excellent	Read 512 Write 451 Mixed 482 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 13 114% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 30.7 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 52.1 78% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 99%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 75GB free Firmware: O1230C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 30 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1072 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 168 (A3) Unknown 100 100 52 (A4) Unknown 100 100 11735 (A5) Unknown 100 100 11 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 6 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 2 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 30165 (F2) Unknown 100 100 54117 (F5) Unknown 100 100 46940	69.4% Good	Read 486 Write 259 Mixed 268 74% 338 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 21.1 100% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 29.5 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 18.7 37% 70.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 92%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13983 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2316 (B1) Unknown 94 94 119 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 58 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 96 (F1) Unknown 99 99 52613087549	96.8% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 408 Mixed 413 99% 443 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 28.5 152% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 47.6 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 27.7 57% 109 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 124%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 38654705664 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 120260263964 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	84.7% Excellent	Read 133 Write 162 Mixed 141 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.22 99% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 89%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 347GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 168 4308 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11918 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16073 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3073 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 90 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 156 156 134419 (C2) HDA temperature 125 115 22 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	42.1% Average	Read 73.3 Write 73.1 Mixed 79.4 57% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.23 92% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 219GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 167 2450 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4437 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 16031 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2776 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 96 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4342 (C2) HDA temperature 118 107 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	85.8% Excellent	Read 155 Write 144 Mixed 137 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.38 4K Mixed 0.21 96% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 63%

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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