MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.5% 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	78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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	15.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 09:37
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 255 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 747 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.5% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 72.7 56% 71.3 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 65.8 55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.78% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 3 Parallax 7.7 3% 4.93 fps	MRender 9 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.6 5% 5.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.78% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MT-256 256GB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0118A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 163 61 73 44 74 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 482 Write 423 Mixed 396 SusWrite 132 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 26.7 132% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 40 92% 185 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 99%
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 421GB free Firmware: EDFK0N01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1141 1149 489 500 494 505 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,306 Write 1,858 Mixed 1,383 SusWrite 713 297% 1,315 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 81.5 291% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1177 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 999 730% 964 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 244%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 414GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 43 43 45 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 452GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 144 147 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 153 Write 145 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 145 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 108 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 111 Write 96.5 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 107 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston 9905403-437.A01LF Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston 9905403-437.A01LF 20GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 19.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 59%

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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	8	6	60	21.5"	1280 720	VSC5C26 VA2231 Series

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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