MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.1% 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	91.3% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 14:55
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	61%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 87.2 2-Core 175 71% 118 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 354 46% 350 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3757) CLim: 1463 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 19.2 Parallax 22.4 21% 22.4 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 25.7 Splatting 18.8 19% 23.5 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 34 29 33 35 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 476 Mixed 317 SusWrite 65.1 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 44.2 169% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 175 182% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 108%
Samsung HD160JJ/P 160GB-$40 2,028 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 121GB free Firmware: 0-34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 55 56 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 49.8 Write 58.2 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 55.7 37% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 34%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 228GB free Firmware: L SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 77 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 77.7 Write 38.7 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 77.5 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 26,466 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 60%

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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	1,369x
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 $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 $45	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