MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.1% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150509
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateMar 16 '18 at 03:10
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 215
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 373
47% 358 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 112
Parallax 96.6
89% 106 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 96.6
Splatting 99.5
80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 165
Mixed 152
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.76
4K Mixed 0.28
118% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 101%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 119
Write 108
Mixed 128
90% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.22
72% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 65.1%
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 below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.6% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16.9
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 56.6%
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 1,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $624
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