MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.4% 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	88.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (71%). 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	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 12:38
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	71%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 88.6 2-Core 162 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 496 48% 396 Pts	64-Core 525 32% 525 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.4% Poor	Lighting 35.1 Reflection 38.6 Parallax 37.8 29% 37.2 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 27.8 28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 120 SSD ZA1000GM10001 1TB 477 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 471GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU0SC011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 452 461 464 471 391 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 379 Write 429 Mixed 405 SusWrite 445 94% 414 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 9 116% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 354 258% 333 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 136%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$65 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 18GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 453 Mixed 334 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 39.4 145% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 331 257% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 92GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 54 61 61 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 18.2 Write 62.5 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 58.3 29% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Portable 1TB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 799GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 127 127 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	65% Good	Read 99.4 Write 115 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 127 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 12.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 62%

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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	68	57	60	21.5"	1920 1017	GSM56CE W2261

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,028 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

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	1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,204x
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	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 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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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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