MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	21.5% 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	38.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 20:03
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	35.7% Below average	Memory 60.9 1-Core 23.4 2-Core 44.6 31% 43 Pts	4-Core 61.2 8-Core 78.7 9% 69.9 Pts	64-Core 75.1 5% 75.1 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 25 Reflection 23.9 Parallax 34.7 20% 27.9 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 30.3 Splatting 25.5 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 57 62 61 57 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 223 Write 60.2 Mixed 102 SusWrite 58 24% 111 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 23.1 71% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 99.6 DQ Write 72.1 DQ Mixed 64.8 54% 78.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 69%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 58GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 165 157 161 166 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 297 Write 183 Mixed 223 SusWrite 166 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 23.4 76% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 178 133% 178 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 65GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 89 90 97 93 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 127 Write 43 Mixed 66 SusWrite 92.8 61% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 76GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 84 Write 83 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 84 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 411GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 137 126 161 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 172 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 150 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 17.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 6.9 16% 5.77 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 64%

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

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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	1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,204x
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	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16