MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28% 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 Drive	82.6% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	10.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '21 at 11:21
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i5-4670-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 109 2-Core 213 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 375 54% 397 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 40.8 26% 35.4 fps	MRender 42.4 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 34.1 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 300 299 317 310 293 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 460 Write 414 Mixed 294 SusWrite 300 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 29.8 104% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 147 156% 255 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 811GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 132 134 134 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 141 Write 152 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 132 81% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 108%
Generic USB SD Reader 64GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 0GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 19.7 Write 14.7 Mixed 14.4 20% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.3 214% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/4GX 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.8% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 17.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 73: 10R 7G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
73%	42%	45	285	192	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM098E T24B301

History: Score 34: 5R 2G 3B | Score 73: 10R 7G 2B

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,018 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,369x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,202x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	390x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	319x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	164x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	144x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	84x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	74x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16