MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.1% 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	106% 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	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 13:56
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 236 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 637 67% 535 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3757) CLim: 1463 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Lighting 25.3 Reflection 20.7 Parallax 23.3 21% 23.1 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 26.2 Splatting 18.9 19% 24 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 19%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 130 132 134 133 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 397 Mixed 302 SusWrite 155 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 53.7 196% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 168 179% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C11 2x4GB 463 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 24.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	23.8"	1280 720	PHLC155 PHL 243V7

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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 $127Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

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