MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	73.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130818
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '21 at 04:48
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 193 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 482 51% 410 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apple SM256E 251GB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM02A0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 82 87 88 126 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 437 Write 383 Mixed 254 SusWrite 113 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 35.3 115% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 131 142% 240 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 97%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 76 84 90 123 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 138 Write 110 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 103 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 77 84 89 123 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 151 Write 114 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 103 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 256GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 51 56 61 87 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 72.5 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1302 1600 CL10 Series 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1302 1600 CL10 Series 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 14 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.5% 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: 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	3	2	64	0"	2560 1377

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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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,200x
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	147x
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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16