MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

System	MSI MS-7823
Motherboard	MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 19:53
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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-$52 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) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 413 56% 415 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7823) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.68% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 6.46 Parallax 6.19 3% 5.52 fps	MRender 6.24 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 7.61 5% 5.44 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.68% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST3000DM001-1ER166 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: V3.36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 117 122 122 124 123 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 434 Write 267 Mixed 296 SusWrite 156 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 16.9 86% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 25.5 58% 117 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 106%
Kingston SH103S3120G 4TB 871GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 138 136 139 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 99.3 Write 104 Mixed 68 SusWrite 137 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 193% 2.13 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 81GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 114 117 118 106 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 170 Write 123 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 112 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 195GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 146 155 169 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 134 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 149 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 213GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 108 109 109 110 109 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 192 Write 155 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 107 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 113%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 205GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 62 62 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 60.5 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 61.1 41% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905474-037.A00LF 2x4GB 184 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.6% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.7 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 59%

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Typical Z87M-G43 (MS-7823) Builds (Compare 182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI Z87M-G43 (MS-7823)

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	35x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 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: 51% - Above average

Total price: $186

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16