MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics18.5% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateApr 24 '20 at 18:31
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
48.1% Average
Memory 83.6
1-Core 37.1
2-Core 53.4
42% 58 Pts
4-Core 77.8
8-Core 75.4
10% 76.6 Pts
64-Core 89.2
6% 89.2 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
MSI(1462 284C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
18.5% Very poor
Lighting 14.7
Reflection 23.3
Parallax 37
12% 25 fps
MRender 41.3
Gravity 40.4
Splatting 34
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 64 53 76 79 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 104
Write 96
Mixed 60
SusWrite 69.5
61% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
1TB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 88 105 115 116 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 110
Write 108
Mixed 58
SusWrite 106
70% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
32% Below average
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 9.5
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 5.2
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,009 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $532
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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