MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '19 at 14:00
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 74.3 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 158 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 485 50% 403 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 61 55% 65.3 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 54.5 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 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 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 192 56 47 45 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 471 Write 476 Mixed 390 SusWrite 129 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 35.8 134% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 233 208% 313 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 126%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 321 Write 382 Mixed 252 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 30.6 105% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 309 234% 315 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 106%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 906GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 135 135 134 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 73.5 Write 98.3 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 134 60% 83 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.8 336% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 94%
Synology iSCSI Storage 537GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 62GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 22 21 28 15 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 15 Write 35.2 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 22.4 17% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 4.4 756% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 17.5 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 91.8 44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 62%

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

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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%

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	1,369x
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 $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16