MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.6% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131127
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 03 '19 at 19:29
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 204
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 536
56% 448 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 120
Parallax 113
97% 117 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 100
Splatting 83.7
86% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 269 390 425 338 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 512
Write 8.5
Mixed 283
SusWrite 351
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 16.4
116% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 141
136% 217 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 83%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
93GB free
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 127 125 125 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 483
Write 134
Mixed 138
SusWrite 127
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 20.3
125% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 47.8
80% 160 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
718GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 172
Mixed 79.5
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
57.9% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 19.6
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 64%

 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 1,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $624
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