MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.9% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). 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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130619
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '21 at 06:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 89 1-Core 106 2-Core 206 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 538 56% 449 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.7% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 65.9 55% 68.5 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 63.3 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 167 149 131 131 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 400 Mixed 357 SusWrite 160 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 54.8 172% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 124%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free Firmware: MJAONS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 150 150 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 138 Write 146 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 148 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 91%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 81GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 70 71 71 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 56.9 Write 60 Mixed 45 SusWrite 69.6 43% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 63%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 376GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 117 118 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 141 Write 133 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 116 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 62%

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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	1,367x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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