MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.3% 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	64.5% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '19 at 23:31
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$42 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 85.3 1-Core 91.1 2-Core 108 61% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 118 8-Core 123 16% 120 Pts	64-Core 127 8% 127 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 24.6 Reflection 23.8 Parallax 31.5 20% 26.6 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 29 Splatting 0.09 15% 21 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 172 167 165 164 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 459 Write 380 Mixed 312 SusWrite 160 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 22.3 90% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 92.6 DQ Mixed 181 140% 199 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 191GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 112 111 109 114 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 137 Write 168 Mixed 136 SusWrite 107 31% 137 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 25 4K Mixed 19.7 71% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 93.2 DQ Mixed 61.9 64% 106 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 157GB free Firmware: KC66 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 111 115 122 116 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 124 Write 118 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 109 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905458-026.A00LF 9905458-017.A00LF 9905458-026.A00LF 9905458-017.A00LF 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.1% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $179	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