MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.2% 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	99.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 02:45
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	67% Good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 96.6 2-Core 189 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 284 41% 299 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8613) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.2% Below average	Lighting 37.1 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 35.2 30% 34 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 35.6 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 308 304 309 302 305 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 432 Mixed 380 SusWrite 311 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 41.5 146% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 173GB free Firmware: CR100-13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 49 51 50 51 50 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 65.3 Write 66.3 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 50.3 42% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 44%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 530GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 41 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 35.2 Write 40.8 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 40.6 27% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 67%
Samsung HD160JJ 160GB-$85 5,008 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 30GB free Firmware: ZM100-33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 40 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 42.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 40.6 29% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.4% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 50%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,000 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,364x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,196x
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	145x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16