MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.2% 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	84.8% 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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '24 at 08:34
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$100 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 185 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 530 54% 437 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 60 47% 63.1 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 60 Splatting 55.6 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 103 109 92 69 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 470 Write 397 Mixed 270 SusWrite 109 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 40 145% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 150 161% 270 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$48 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 703GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 92 152 149 152 148 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 173 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 137 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 DDR3 1600 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 DDR3 1600 16GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 63%

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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	69	57	60	23.8"	1280 720	LEN60C9 LEN T2454pA

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,102 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 $52Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $100Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,229x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	398x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	327x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	324x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	315x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	169x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	151x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	147x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	86x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	78x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	74x

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