MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	109% 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	16GB 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 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 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 04:22
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 226 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 438 59% 438 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7816) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13981 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 900 (B1) Unknown 97 97 62 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 53 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 72 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22025803559	109% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 404 Mixed 414 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 43.7 167% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 103 129% 231 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 19GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 20679 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2013 (B1) Unknown 90 90 361 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 59 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 126 (F1) Unknown 99 99 31573526553	97.6% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 408 Mixed 459 102% 460 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 25.9 133% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 81 118% 218 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 110%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 184GB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7034 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 8 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 214749937698 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 100 100 3 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 561 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	86.5% Excellent	Read 167 Write 135 Mixed 142 112% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 0.35 4K Mixed 0.33 81% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.7 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 51%

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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	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	209x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $486

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16