MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20.3% 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)
Boot Drive	106% 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	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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 11:31
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 162 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 338 42% 317 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2872) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 32.3 18% 27.2 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 29.4 Splatting 25.4 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$35 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 406 423 411 425 427 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 421 Mixed 366 SusWrite 411 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 47.2 146% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 292 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 213GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 124 126 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 106 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 125 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 686GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 187 185 183 181 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 191 Mixed 94.4 SusWrite 182 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
WD 5000AAV External 500GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 261GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 38.6 Write 40.9 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 41.2 50% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3-1600 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 9.8 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 56%

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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 4,011 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,367x
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	146x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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