MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.3% 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	100% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '20 at 11:23
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$41 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 146 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 268 36% 268 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2877) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 24.3 Parallax 31.3 20% 26.8 fps	MRender 33.7 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 25.3 24% 29.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 93 39 39 36 34 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 355 SusWrite 83.9 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 54.7 190% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 220 205% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 189 191 192 191 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 177 Write 185 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 189 214% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2X4G64CB88CHN-DG 2x4GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.5 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 60%

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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 4,019 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	1,369x
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 $80Bench 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 $260	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 $175	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) $32	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