MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17% 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	93.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 03:39
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 197 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 366 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% EVGA(3842 2753) CLim: 1489 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Lighting 20.7 Reflection 19.8 Parallax 21 17% 20.5 fps	MRender 24.7 Gravity 21.7 Splatting 17.8 17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 340 348 349 346 327 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 415 Mixed 331 SusWrite 336 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 35.7 127% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 256 215% 311 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 125%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 192GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 78 80 77 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 74 Write 35.8 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 77.6 38% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 96%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 18GB free Firmware: 03.00C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 54 58 58 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 60.1 Write 55 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 55.6 41% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 10GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 76 76 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 91.1 Write 67.8 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 73.9 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 107%
Lexar SD USB_3_0 Read 128GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 119GB free, PID b050 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 49 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 90.4 Write 75.4 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 54.9 79% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.8 243% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 48%
H/W RAID 0 (Striping) 32TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 207 221 225 224 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 231 Write 202 Mixed 132 SusWrite 216 259% 195 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 86%
H/W RAID 0 (Striping) 32TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 209 226 229 225 231 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.1% Good	Read 64.4 Write 160 Mixed 29 SusWrite 217 174% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.4 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992027 4x4GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 15.9 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.9 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	24"	1280 720	SAM0837 SMS24A450/460

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Typical Z87-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 1,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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 $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