MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.6% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 16:54
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 110 2-Core 205 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 513 56% 442 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.54 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Lighting 26.5 Reflection 25 Parallax 32.6 22% 28 fps	MRender 34.8 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 26.6 25% 30.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 94 75 70 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 116 Write 121 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 85.7 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 48GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 98 99 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 62.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 97.8 57% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 87GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 95 93 92 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 99 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 91.8 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 84%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB 7,454 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 14 14 13 13 12 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	6.41% Terrible	Read 19 Write 12 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 13 15% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.41% Great: 8%
ST316081 5A 160GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 25GB free, PID 3507 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 14 14 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.2% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 13.8 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 14.1 25% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 16%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 10GB free, PID 0745 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.7 4.6 5 4.7 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	4.28% Terrible	Read 16.3 Write 2.5 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 4.7 8% 7.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 4.28% Great: 22%
Maxtor 6 V300F0 300GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 59GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 15 15 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22% Poor	Read 25.8 Write 27.5 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 15.4 31% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.1 168% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.2% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.4 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 119%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,078 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 $100Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,391x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,221x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	324x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	313x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	167x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	150x
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: 65% - Good

Total price: $690

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353