MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	59.2% 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)
Boot Drive	65.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '22 at 01:23
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 83.8 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 125 63% 100 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 157 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 161 10% 161 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371D) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 70.1 60% 71 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 75.3 Splatting 70.7 58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 116 127 127 124 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 420 Write 420 Mixed 300 SusWrite 140 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 33.7 4K Mixed 33.1 102% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 155 123% 170 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 108%
OCZ Vector 128GB-$71 1,277 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 66GB free Firmware: 3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 312 351 367 187 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 389 Write 370 Mixed 274 SusWrite 280 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 29.4 102% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 84.5 102% 180 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 423 Mixed 419 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 48.3 151% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 219 173% 241 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 133%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 144 150 149 149 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 141 Write 145 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 148 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 83%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 117 112 116 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 84.6 Write 105 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 114 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 197% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.2% Average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 13.7 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.7 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 63%

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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 4,009 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	1,366x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,199x
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	146x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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