MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.2% 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	76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 20:34
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4765T 1,801 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 132 60% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 331 35% 278 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 46.3 Parallax 41.7 34% 43.3 fps	MRender 35.7 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 37 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500MS240G 240GB 1,225 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 94 130 122 93 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 460 Write 412 Mixed 347 SusWrite 134 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 33.9 128% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 151 138% 212 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 130GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 151 152 153 147 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 161 Write 134 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 151 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 510 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 203GB free, PID a00a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 34.8 Write 37.2 SusWrite 38 48% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 38% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 46%

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 (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 15.4 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 64%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,010 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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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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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 $40	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