MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '23 at 13:40
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 194 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 496 52% 415 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1349) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76% Very good	Lighting 92.6 Reflection 94.8 Parallax 87.5 76% 91.6 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 86.8 Splatting 79.3 77% 96.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: B1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 29 107 49 67 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 332 Write 180 Mixed 216 SusWrite 86.6 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 23.9 85% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 121 115% 180 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 74GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 86 89 89 87 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 257 Write 114 Mixed 156 SusWrite 88.4 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 23.5 96% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 81.8 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 95.6 73% 97.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 3x8GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 61%

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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: 0P 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%	2	206	48	240	24.5"	1280 720	SAM7278 Odyssey G40B

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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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,201x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16