MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '23 at 21:57
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 215 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 617 62% 506 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 143 Parallax 146 121% 146 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 127 Splatting 113 111% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 35 117 136 144 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 450 Write 370 Mixed 338 SusWrite 156 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 19.4 77% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 90.8 DQ Mixed 44.9 50% 84.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 56%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 76GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 448 445 453 453 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 451 Mixed 437 SusWrite 447 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 51.6 163% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 296 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 127 127 127 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 115 Write 117 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 127 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 23.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 73%

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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%	0	71	59	144	31.5"	2560 1377	AUS32A3 ASUS VG32V

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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	1,377x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,212x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	391x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	322x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: $507

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16