MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.3% 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	65.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (39%). 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '23 at 18:19
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 101 2-Core 188 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 316 41% 307 Pts	64-Core 314 20% 314 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 58.6 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 61.9 48% 63.7 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 55.2 49% 61 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ192WCSU 192GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: JUBH0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 111 120 153 99 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 390 Write 115 Mixed 274 SusWrite 115 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 24.5 108% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 236 175% 238 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 106%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 563GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 399 409 424 438 439 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 411 Mixed 371 SusWrite 391 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 39.9 142% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 177 178 180 182 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 141 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 173 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 133 135 136 138 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 92.6 Write 91.7 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 137 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 90%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 221GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 176 175 174 175 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 181 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 173 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 500% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 18.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 20.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	23.8"	1280 720	HPN3545 HP 24f

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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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,201x
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 $75Bench 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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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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16