MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	96.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '22 at 05:36
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 77.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 198 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 510 53% 425 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4667) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	96.8% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 118 Splatting 119 97% 119 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 136%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7816) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.6 3% 4.3 fps	MRender 5.7 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 4.9 4% 4.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 3%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 482 Write 331 Mixed 287 81% 367 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 37.5 141% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 265 222% 321 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 211GB free Firmware: 03160102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 455 Write 393 Mixed 330 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 39.1 136% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 129 105% 150 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
Samsung PSSD T7 Shield 1TB 222 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 613GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 280 Write 298 Mixed 283 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 24.1 76% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 146 108% 142 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 78%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 48GB free Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,226 Write 891 Mixed 997 231% 1,038 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.4 208% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 800 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 672 505% 679 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 369GB free Firmware: CC29 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 194 Write 164 Mixed 76.8 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
WD easystore 2647 5TB 3,858 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 296GB free, PID 2647 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 52.5 Write 52.6 Mixed 41.5 62% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 3x8GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.7% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 12.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 78%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 43%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	402x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	212x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	145x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353