MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7823
Motherboard	MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150530
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 09:37
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$98 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 362 51% 374 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Lighting 101 Reflection 92.3 Parallax 85.9 83% 93.2 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 89.3 Splatting 77.2 73% 90.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 493 Write 466 Mixed 300 93% 420 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 52.1 184% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 184 186% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 113 115 113 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 109 Write 101 Mixed 90 SusWrite 114 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 77%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 188GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 84.3 Write 85.8 Mixed 32 SusWrite 85.7 52% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3320311CS 320GB 7,178 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 168GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 91 91 90 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 86 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 89.9 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 50%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1TB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 41 Write 39 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 40.2 51% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1TB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 36 37 36 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 34 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 35.7 46% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 18.9 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 76%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $52Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	36x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	29x
Core i5-4690KIntel $59Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	16x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	12x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $175Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	7x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	7x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	5x

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Total price: $161

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $140	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $120
Intel Core i5-12400F $117	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $87
Intel Core i5-13600K $206	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $393