MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 14 '24 at 00:28
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 210 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 401 54% 401 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.1% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 37.9 32% 39.8 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 33.7 29% 36.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 132 128 130 128 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 434 Write 277 Mixed 330 SusWrite 152 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 38.1 139% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 186 167% 249 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 575GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 136 178 179 183 183 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 159 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 158 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 5,533 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 13.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 87%

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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%	15	168	2	75	0"	1440 1017	PHL 248E9Q

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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	1,382x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,216x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	394x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	323x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $72Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	166x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	148x
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	77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	74x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $654

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16