MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Graphics	36% 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	73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7823
Motherboard	MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140720
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '14 at 01:34
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 102 2-Core 205 70% 153 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 408 53% 400 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 47% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4460 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 44.7 Reflection 40.5 Parallax 52 36% 45.7 fps	MRender 55.2 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 37.6 35% 43.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 2 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12886933527 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 35 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 31 133145624607 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 42949672970 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 39 (EA) Unknown 100 100 58 (F1) Unknown 253 253 53 (F2) Unknown 253 253 33 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	73.8% Very good	Read 463 Write 219 Mixed 282 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 19.8 102% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 40.5 90% 188 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: CV22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 99418952 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1183 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 58 54 249150855004 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6888 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 679 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 3 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 219 (BE) vendor-specific 72 58 471466012 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 184 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1219 (C2) HDA temperature 28 42 68719476764 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	73.7% Very good	Read 117 Write 140 Mixed 158 105% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 0.81 4K Mixed 0.21 68% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 113%
ST950042 4AS 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 442GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 41.3 Write 42 Mixed 29.9 48% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 0.62 4K Mixed 0.21 30% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 17%

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Typical Z87M-G43 (MS-7823) Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	36x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	28x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 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	11x

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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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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

MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)