MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive110% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130729
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '19 at 10:48
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 192
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 367
49% 367 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6570
MSI(1462 2501) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.2.0.0
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
5.12% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 6.5
Parallax 5.78
6% 6.33 fps
MRender 5.48
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 5.61
4% 5.43 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.12%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 269 275 277 278 278 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 452
Mixed 361
SusWrite 288
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 57.3
192% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 204
180% 269 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.8% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 9.5
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 11
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 613 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $651
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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