MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.7% 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	44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '23 at 15:36
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 346 45% 340 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Nvidia(10DE 2188) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3100 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Lighting 58.3 Reflection 58.9 Parallax 0.2 48% 39.1 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 54.2 Splatting 48.4 45% 56.4 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 22 8.1 31 107 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 446 Write 245 Mixed 268 SusWrite 60.8 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 18.5 62% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 69.7 DQ Mixed 41.5 44% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 55%
APPLE HDD HTS545 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 334GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 98 98 98 98 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.8% Below average	Read 92.7 Write 88.3 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 97.3 104% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20.5 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.1 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 63%

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

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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 $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