MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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. 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	94.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '23 at 19:48
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 95.2 2-Core 169 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 465 45% 372 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (118 fps cap detected)	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 110 Parallax 118 96% 115 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 118 Splatting 101 91% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$130 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 800GB free (System drive) Firmware: 023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 350 351 365 377 381 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 444 Write 384 Mixed 392 SusWrite 361 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 28.7 96% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 179 150% 226 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 125%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 182 181 177 173 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 236 Write 205 Mixed 165 SusWrite 175 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 1.6 54% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 4.9 DQ Write 11.3 DQ Mixed 0.6 3% 5.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 827GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 156 164 166 153 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 130 Write 118 Mixed 113 SusWrite 155 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 396GB free Firmware: ACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 139 136 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 156 Write 143 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 137 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Vulcan-2133 0423 Vulcan-2133 0215 CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 0215 CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2133, 2133, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14.4 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 11.1 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 51%

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

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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	1,370x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,203x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16