MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.8% 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	57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130606
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '18 at 21:26
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 222 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 408 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2571) 1.2GB CLim: 732 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 22.2 Reflection 33.7 Parallax 24.7 18% 26.8 fps	MRender 34.1 Gravity 18.3 Splatting 23.1 20% 25.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 41 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 38 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 20 (AA) Unknown 100 100 23 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131076 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C2) HDA temperature 64 63 158915035172 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 244 (F1) Unknown 100 100 278 (F2) Unknown 100 100 152 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2 (F5) Unknown 100 100 4 (F6) Unknown 100 100 12996	57.6% Above average	Read 414 Write 263 Mixed 290 71% 322 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 4.5 83% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 29 DQ Write 70.5 DQ Mixed 4.47 16% 34.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 60GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -115422951097019 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2937 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 353 (B1) Unknown 0 0 7 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 33 79 38659883041 (C2) HDA temperature 33 79 38659883041 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 7861 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6808 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6808 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7132	39.1% Below average	Read 194 Write 60.4 Mixed 74 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 11.9 88% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 48.6 DQ Write 58.4 DQ Mixed 22.1 25% 43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 80%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 141GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 224 216 8758 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6264 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 64 64 26524 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3270 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 330 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6264 (C2) HDA temperature 104 82 46 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	55.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 87.9 Mixed 88.5 70% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.32 104% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 79GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 169 4125 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1529 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13380 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1501 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 128 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1400 (C2) HDA temperature 100 83 47 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63% Good	Read 107 Write 112 Mixed 95.4 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.01 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.23 104% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-016.A00LF Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) - $217

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	91x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $475

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