MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.7% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 GAMING (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130729
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 06 '20 at 20:50
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 220
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 581
59% 479 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Zotac(19DA 3255) 2GB
CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
35.7% Below average
Lighting 42.9
Reflection 39.8
Parallax 52.8
35% 45.1 fps
MRender 55
Gravity 48.9
Splatting 36.9
37% 46.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
634GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 122 121 143 152 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 160
Write 138
Mixed 85
SusWrite 132
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
195% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.8% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 7.8
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.9
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.8%
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 612 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: 58% - Above average Total price: $592
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HDDRAMUSB
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