MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	34.3% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 18:33
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4340-$60 866 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Memory 55.4 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 157 58% 104 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 214 31% 226 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.3% Below average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 48 Parallax 56.7 36% 49.4 fps	MRender 48.2 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 34.3 32% 40 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 477 Write 335 Mixed 267 79% 360 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 34.8 122% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 138 142% 234 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 99GB free Firmware: M0CR021 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 420 Write 323 Mixed 347 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 34.3 114% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 266 199% 267 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 105%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 36GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 493 Write 214 Mixed 328 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 38.2 134% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 281 211% 285 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 3,923 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.4% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 12.7 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 142 28% 142 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 66%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,004 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,365x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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