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MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics9.67% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130606
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '17 at 20:52
Run Duration309 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$100
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 224
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 405
55% 408 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Gigabyte(1458 3553) 1GB
CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.67% Terrible
Lighting 10.9
Reflection 9.88
Parallax 12.2
9% 11 fps
MRender 14.2
Gravity 12.8
Splatting 13.8
11% 13.6 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.67%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD300LJ 300GB-$25
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZT100-13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
25.5% Poor
Read 43.4
Write 45.5
Mixed 41.8
33% 43.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.12
4K Write 0.29
4K Mixed 0.3
44% 0.24 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 34%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$64
132GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 115
Write 118
Mixed 88
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.21
97% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 108%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB
118GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
28.6% Poor
Read 94.6
Write 58.7
Mixed 73.7
92% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.42
4K Write 0.49
4K Mixed 0.42
40% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 37%
Samsung Mighty Drive 4GB
4GB free, PID 1a23
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.51% Terrible
Read 20.9
Write 6.41
Mixed 8.06
12% 11.8 MB/s
4K Read 8.67
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.01
33% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.51%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
53.1% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.7
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 62%

 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 1,355 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: 66% - Good Total price: $675
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