MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.3% 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (14%). 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	67.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '24 at 09:53
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 191 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 506 52% 417 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2571) 1.2GB CLim: 770 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 23.5 Reflection 39 Parallax 28.1 19% 30.2 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 21.2 Splatting 24.8 22% 27.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 264 263 260 260 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 433 Mixed 372 SusWrite 276 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 47.9 158% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: 03070103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 243 42 44 43 44 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 459 Write 280 Mixed 309 SusWrite 120 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 34.4 116% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 114 93% 132 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB 4,026 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 63GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 294 296 285 284 282 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 290 Mixed 252 SusWrite 288 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 37.3 142% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 248 210% 309 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 118%
Samsung MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1 128GB 2,606 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 119GB free Firmware: EMT04L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 153 153 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 478 Write 152 Mixed 193 SusWrite 153 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 34.8 137% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 186 159% 240 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GB 1,553 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	50% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 6: 0P 0R 2G 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
6%	20%	10	218	60	60	24"	1920 1017	SAM0A24 S24C300

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,012 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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	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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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