MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	135% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 17:16
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 439 55% 417 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 450GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 493 491 492 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 489 Mixed 390 SusWrite 491 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 64 220% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 452GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 171 172 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 189 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 172 113% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	7.21% Terrible	Read 26.4 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 6.3 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.21% Great: 9%
Terra USBee 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 18GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	8.17% Terrible	Read 30.4 Write 7.7 Mixed 6 SusWrite 7.3 14% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.17% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 24.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 62%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 43%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	401x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	210x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $487

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16