MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.8% 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	45.9% 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '24 at 17:02
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 95 2-Core 186 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 336 44% 332 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.64 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.8% Poor	Lighting 29.3 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 37.4 24% 32.9 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 31.6 29% 36.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 83 82 79 77 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 126 Write 100 Mixed 109 SusWrite 79 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 27.3 104% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 88.1 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 86.9 68% 91.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 482GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 152 151 153 150 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 147 Mixed 94.9 SusWrite 149 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 4x4GB 1,004 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 70%

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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	60	24.1"	1920 1137	HWP309F HP Z24i

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,014 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

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	1,200x
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	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 $269	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16