MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.6% 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	62.8% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 days ago, 9 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 14:40
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$131 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 83.1 2-Core 169 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 285 35% 268 Pts	64-Core 251 16% 251 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.14 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Lighting 21.9 Reflection 26 Parallax 30.9 18% 26.3 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 24.4 23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KingFast 120GB 1,476 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: KFJ09001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 91 68 68 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 407 Write 124 Mixed 152 SusWrite 81.4 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 29.7 110% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 93.2 90% 144 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 449GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 144 145 152 152 153 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 137 Write 119 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 146 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 37,489 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	33% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 35%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 0P 4R 2G 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
32%	36%	33	214	60	60	23.5"	1920 1080	ACR012B Acer G245HQ

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 2,970 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $143Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	989x
Core i7-4770KIntel $231Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	904x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	241x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	234x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	233x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	130x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	116x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	107x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	60x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	58x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	54x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $570

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $330	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16