MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35% 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	90.9% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	83.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 21:41
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 198 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 388 52% 386 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 40.7 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 53.4 33% 44.1 fps	MRender 55.3 Gravity 48.5 Splatting 40.4 38% 48.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 118 74 93 94 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 286 Mixed 231 SusWrite 98.3 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 49.1 174% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 232 194% 285 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 750GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 192 195 199 192 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 195 Mixed 92.4 SusWrite 195 125% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%
WD WD2000JD-00HBB0 200GB 2,211 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 151GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 48 49 48 49 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 48.5 Write 49.9 Mixed 26 SusWrite 48.6 32% 43.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 114GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 82 82 83 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 68.7 Write 72.5 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 83.7 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 7,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 720GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 139 138 137 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 142 Write 141 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 138 144% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.6% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 11.1 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 3R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	19%	67	3	2	60	24.1"	1920 1200	HWP2814 HP w2448h

History: Score 4: 0R 1G 1B | Score 33: 3R 4G 6B

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,003 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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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	1,365x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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