MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.7% 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.
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-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 14:45
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570S 11,172 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Memory 68.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 199 69% 123 Pts	4-Core 88.2 8-Core 360 24% 224 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 34F2) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.04% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 1.2 Parallax 0.3 1% 0.9 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.3 1% 1.47 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253X2128G 128GB 2,128 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 435 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 369 332 324 316 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 385 Mixed 365 SusWrite 302 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 45.1 163% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 175 144% 202 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 428GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 131 131 131 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 78.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 130 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 88%
Samsung HD322GJ 320GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 165GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 143 Write 39.3 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 106 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 81%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 8GB 1,584 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID c96a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	5.24% Terrible	Read 18 Write 5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 5 10% 8.68 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 20% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.24% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.83 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 9.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	88	8	4	60	18.9"	1440 900	DELF005 DELL E198WFP

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 30%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	170x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	87x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	42x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $80Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 6,575 samples	16x
AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 0420 AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 13 samples	11x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $559

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16